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Indian Aviation Academy to open four institutes

Dinkar Farwaha - New Delhi

Rizwan Kadri Founder and chairman, Indian Aviation Academy

Indian Aviation Academy, a division of Aero Indian Aviation Services, is in the process of launching four new aviation training institutes in the country. The group forayed into the international market last year by opening IAA Flying Academy at Ras-Al-Khaimah International Airport, UAE, will be opening four new campuses in India this year. In an exclusive interview with Express AviationWorld Rizwan Kadri, founder and chairman, Indian Aviation Academy, disclosed, "The aviation sector in the country is growing at a rapid pace and thus the demand for manpower in the sector is enormous. Keeping this in mind, we have decided to expand our operations and open aviation institutes in tier-I and fast growing tier-II cities of the country." Indian aviation academy is already present in Mumbai and Nasik.

The group has already zeroed-in on Goa, Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Besides metros like New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, the group is also looking at other promising cities like Greater Noida (where an international airport is expected to be developed), Pune and Chandigarh Indian Aviation Academy offers programmes in commercial pilot license, cabin crew and in-flight services, airline passenger services and airport management, ramp and cargo operations, basic flight dispatch, aviation security awareness, aviation management, airline fares and e-ticketing and load control (weight and balance) etc. Further, on demand it also conducts courses in dangerous goods handling, ramp safety and basic aerospace engineering. It also plans to launch an MBA programme in aviation.