Government moots pilot training institute at Orvakal airport in Kurnool district
KURNOOL: The Andhra Pradesh Airports’ Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) has proposed to set up a pilot training centre in the Orvakal greenfield airport. If implemented, it will be the first such facility in the State.
Head (Safety) of Orvakal airport B Vidya Sagar confirmed that the State government is “preparing plans” to establish the training centre. “We have not received any official orders in this regard so far. Some officials have visited the airport recently to study the possibility of setting up an aviation pilot training centre in the airport,” Vidya Sagar explained.
