DGCA-approved flying training organisations
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How DGCA ranks schools. DGCA scores each approved FTO on operations (aircraft, instructors and students per aircraft, 40%), training performance (20%), safety (20%), compliance (10%) and student support (10%). Category A+ is 85% and above, A is 70% to 85%, B is 50% to 70%, and C is below 50%. In the April 2026 ranking no school reached A+, one reached A, 17 were B and 17 were C. Schools approved less than 18 months earlier were not ranked.
Academy of Carver Aviation
DGCA Category B- Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 05/2015
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 9 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Sonari Aerodrome, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2018
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 4 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Ambition Flying Club
DGCA Category B- Karad Airport, Satara, Maharashtra
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 06/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 4 single-engine, 0 multi-engine
Chetak Aviation Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Dhanipur Airstrip, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Ownership
- Society
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2021
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 4 single-engine (multi-engine not stated)
Chimes Aviation Academy
DGCA Category B- Dhana Airstrip, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Neemuch Airstrip, Madhya Pradesh
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 04/2015
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 20 single-engine, 3 multi-engine
Dunes Aviation Academy
DGCA Category B- Bhavnagar Airport, Gujarat
- Ownership
- Trust
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2024
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 7 single-engine, 0 multi-engine
Ekvi Air Training Organization Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Salem Airport, Tamil Nadu
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2023
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 3 single-engine, 0 multi-engine
Flytech Aviation Academy
DGCA Category B- Nadergul Aerodrome, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Nagarjuna Sagar Airfield, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Ownership
- Private
- DGCA approval no.
- 16/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 4 single-engine, 0 multi-engine
FSTC Flying School Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport, Bhiwani, Haryana
- Narnaul Airstrip, Haryana
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 02/2021
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 11 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Garg Aviation Ltd
DGCA Category B- Civil Aerodrome, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 08/2020
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 10 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
DGCA Category B- Fursatganj Airfield, Raebareli/Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Birsi Airport, Gondia, Maharashtra
- Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Central Government
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/1999
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 13 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Jet Serve Aviation Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Khajuraho Airport, Madhya Pradesh
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 02/2022
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 4 single-engine, 4 multi-engine
National Flying Training Institute Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category B- Birsi Airport, Gondia, Maharashtra
- Ownership
- Private Ltd (joint venture between CAE and AAI)
- DGCA approval no.
- 20/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 12 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Orient Flight Aviation Academy
DGCA Category B- Mysuru Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 07/2015
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 8 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Skynex Aero Pvt Ltd
DGCA Category B- Jalgaon Airport, Maharashtra
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2022
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 6 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
The Bombay Flying Club
DGCA Category B- Juhu Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Dhule Airstrip, Maharashtra
- Ownership
- Society
- DGCA approval no.
- 03/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 8 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
The Gujarat Flying Club
DGCA Category B- Civil Aerodrome, Vadodara, Gujarat
- Amreli Airstrip, Gujarat
- Ownership
- Trust
- DGCA approval no.
- 13/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 3 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Sources
Category and exclusions: DGCA ranking released 24 April 2026. Flying bases, ownership, approval numbers and fleet: DGCA list of approved FTOs as on 2 December 2024. Bases and fleet may have changed since then. AIR BITOLA has no commercial relationship with these schools; confirm current approval, fees and seat availability directly with DGCA and the school before paying.
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