The Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy (APFT) has made its first training flight from Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka. This was tweeted from the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s official twitter handle @MoCA_GoI.
APFT had entered into an agreement in June 2021 with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to create a Flight Training Organisation (FTO) at Kalaburagi Airport on Design, Build, Operate, Maintain and Transfer (DBOMT) basis for a period of 25 years.
APFT is a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved FTO, based at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) & Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad and has been established to provide world-class pilot training to aspiring cadets.
At APFT, cadets can obtain their Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane), Multi-Engine Rating (Aeroplane), Instrument Rating, Assistant Flight Instructor Rating (Aeroplane), Flight Instructor Rating (Aeroplane), and Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane).