Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Air India to Launch Pilot Training Facility in Gurugram
Air India is opening its own flight simulator training center to teach pilots how to fly.
This will help them train more pilots without having to send them overseas, which is often expensive.
The facility will be located in Gurugram and will have 21 simulators.
Air India also has a flying school where cadet pilots can train.
With the aviation industry growing, it's important to train new pilots.
Other airlines like IndiGo also have their own training centers.
Air India is establishing an in-house flight simulator facility in Gurugram.
The facility aims to enhance pilot training capacity for Air India and the broader aviation sector.
The airline currently relies on overseas simulator facilities for pilot training.
Air India has ordered trainer aircraft for its flying school in Amravati.
The expansion is in response to the growing need for pilots in India's aviation market.
- Who
- Air India
- What
- Launching an in-house flight simulator facility
- When
- Expected soon
- Where
- Gurugram, India
- Why
- To boost pilot training and meet growing aviation demands
- Airline
- Air India
- Location
- Gurugram
- Simulators
- 21 full-flight simulators
- Fleet Size
- Nearly 200 aircraft
- Pilot Count
- Around 3,500
- Training
- Type-rating and recurrent
- Flying school
- Amravati, Maharashtra