The opening of the bid for one of the two flying training organisations (FTOs) at Hubballi airport is expected to benefit youths from North Karnataka, who aim to fly high in the aviation sector.
Ekvi Air, a Mumbai-based aviation flying training institute, has bagged the tender.
While officials at the Hubballi airport and management at Ekvi Air confirmed this to DH, the official confirmation and communication are expected to be completed in the next 15 to 20 days.
The FTO at Hubballi will be the second such commercial pilot training institute in the Kittur-Karnataka region.
