EDUCATION| Cabinet approves AAI-CAE aviation academy

As long-term measures to meet the shortage of pilots, the Cabinet today gave its approval for management contract agreement of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademy (IGRUA) with CAE Inc., Canada.

The management contract agreement will now be signed at the earliest. This will enable the taking over of management of IGRUA by CAE Inc. Canada for better management of the Academy in a more professional manner in order to produce 100 pilots per year



The Government has also approved the formation of the subsidiary company of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for establishing a flying and aviation training institute at Gondia in Maharashtra as a joint venture enterprise with CAE Inc. Canada.

The company will now be registered very soon. This company will establish a flying and training institute, which will help in meeting the growing requirements of pilots and technical manpower relating to the aviation industry.