None of the 35 flying training organisations evaluated by the aviation watchdog last week received an A+ or A rating. Training infrastructure & safety standards are the weakest links, raising doubts about the quality of these training schools & the pilots they are producing, writes Nitin Kumar

l What does the DGCA report say?

THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last week released its first-ever rankings of Flying Training Organisations (FTOs). The report revealed that not a single one of the 35 FTOs evaluated received an A+ or A rating, meaning none achieved a score of 70% or higher across key parameters such as safety standards, performance, compliance, student support, and operational adherence to regulations.

Moreover, 22 of these FTOs were rated ‘C’, indicating sc

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