Trainer aircraft for flying schools; Udan Academy intake to go up

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New Delhi: To overcome the shortage of pilots, the Civil Aviation Ministry would equip about 15 flying schools with trainer aircraft and also take the services of the Aero Club of India, a non-official body, to create a large pool of trained manpower, Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad said on Wednesday.
He was addressing the third Indo-American Economic Summit here.
The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy, based in Rae Bareli, would increase its cadet intake from 30 to 50 and further raise it to 100 by October 2007, he informed.
An abandoned airfield near Nagpur would be equipped with facilities to start a flying club. Its annual intake would be 100 cadets from next year. "These initiatives will reduce the time taken to train a pilot as more airlines look ahead for starting operations in the country," Mr. Prasad said. These also provided an opportunity for the private sector to become an active partner in the aviation sector growth.
14/09/06 The Hindu

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