Aviation gasoline used by flying schools to be produced indigenously

Aviation Gasoline (Av gas) used by planes of flying schools across the country and smaller aircrafts like Cessna is now being produced in India by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

The product will be officially launched this month in Delhi by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Currently, India has 38 flying schools and over 200 aircrafts. Eight new schools are coming up in the next financial year.

Official sources in the IOC said Av gas is imported in the country and added the Gujarat unit has produced Av gas.