Restart Flying Club in two months: HC

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government to reopen Flying Club in two months. In the process, the division bench comprising justices K J Rohee and S R Dongaonkar rejected government’s plea to provide three-month period to open the club.
As per the petitioner Shridhar Ghatate, a retired military officer, director general of aviation, during his visit to Nagpur Flying Club opined that the planes lying with the club are in good condition and need minor repairs to fly again.
The petitioner informed that court that the Madhya Pradesh Flying Club also showed willingness to repair the aircraft in just 45 days. He also claimed that many foreign companies are showing interest in opening flying clubs in India. American School of Aviation is start-ing a flying club in Bangalore and Leave Well, another US company, has showed interest in opening flying clubs in Nagpur and many other places in India.
Additionally, Damania is also opening such clubs in Mumbai and near Kolhapur. These companies have also made huge investments in their projects, the petitioner claimed.
04/05/07 Times of India