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Aviation varsity set to
Take Off The project, conceptualised by one of the country's leading aviation institutes, will be unveiled at the three-day Global Investors Summit scheduled at Indore from October 26, state Civil Aviation Department sources said in Bhopal recently. In three years' span, the University will generate 17,000 jobs besides facilitating start of ancillary units of mechanical, electricals and construction works, said aviation experts, who discussed the project with the state officials. At over 25 per cent growth every year, India has one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation sectors but the industry faces severe shortage of trained staff, they said. With tremendous spurt in aviation activities, a time will soon come when there will be a miss-match between equipment and manpower, which is noticed even now, the experts said. Over 500 foreign pilots work in the country due to dearth of trained Indian pilots. There are no managers available for the new greenfield airports that are coming up in Bangalore and Hyderabad and so is the case of ATC staff. "Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) estimates that India will add 500 aircrafts to its existing fleet in next five years," experts said, adding "every aircraft will require 18 pilots (Commanders and First Officers) and 378 associated staff, apart from specialist staff like air traffic controllers, security and catering." In the last fiscal, the DGCA's permissions to import 15 corporate aircraft were sought in the country, experts said.
— PTI
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The Madhya Pradesh government's efforts to woo investments might soon allow it to accommodate world's first Aviation University offering state-of-the-art training in 16 disciplines—including navigation, pilots and cabin crew— under one roof.
