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IGRUA is in the process of having its
excellence in imparting flying training
certified by the International Standards
Organization and this is the first step in
that direction. “I congratulate and wish
them success as they go from strength
to strength,” Secretary, Ministry of Civil
Aviation, M Madhavan Nambiar told
reporters.
Director of IGRUA Air Marshal (Retd)
V K Verma said, The academy has 27
aircraft, of which 11 are single engine
aircraft with modern avionics, two
turboprop C-90 King aircraft and 14
state-of-the-art Diamond DA-40 glass
cockpit aircraft to train pilots. “IGRUA is
planning to acquire two more Diamond
DA-42 aircraft to augment its multiengine
fleet.”
Set up in 1985 as an autonomous
body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation,
IGRUA commenced operations in
1986 with the primary objective to
meticulously train pilots for entry into
the airlines.The institute carries out
Line Oriented Flying Training (LOFT) to
contemporary international standards,
mainly conducting courses for abinitio
undergraduate candidates to
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) standards
with Instrument Rating (IR) and Multiengine
Endorsement.
Ministry of Civil Aviation has invested
capital in modernizing and augmenting
the ageing fleet and infrastructure of
IGRUA and formalizing a management
contract with the global aviation giant
CAE to bring international standardized
modern methodology of aviation
training, thereby upgrading the quality
of training imparted to pilots and
making it an integral part of CAE Global
Academy.
IGRUA has now increased its yearly
intake from 45 to 100 students within
a period of 2 years and has reduced
its training period from more than
24 months to 18 months with an
aim to further reduce it to 15 months
without compromising on quality and
standards.
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