Updated On: 02 July, 2024 06:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Centre aims to train 180 pilots annually, boosting state’s economy and creating over 3,000 aviation jobs

Flight Training Organisation (FTO) will be set up in Amravati. Representation pic
Air India is setting up a Flight Training Organisation (FTO) in Amravati, Maharashtra, to train 180 pilots per year. This initiative, part of a collaboration with the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), will be located at Amravati’s Belora airport and will be operational by Q1 FY26.
The FTO will have 31 single-engine aircraft and three twin-engine aircraft for training. Air India has been awarded a 30-year tender by MADC to establish and operate this DGCA-licensed facility.