Air India will set up South Asia’s largest Flying Training Organisation (FTO) at Amravati in the Vidarbha area. This FTO will strengthen the available pilot training capacity in India.

• The Amravati airport runway was recently expanded by the state-owned Maharashtra Airport Development Company.
• The flying school will be operational by mid 2026 and 180 commercial pilots will pass out every year.
• The FTO, the first by any Indian airline in the country, will have 31 single-engine and 3 twin-engine aircraft for training.
• Air India was awarded a tender by the MADC to establish and operate this DGCA-licensed FTO for a period of 30 years.