Punjab offers international bidding for Flying Training Institutes

Chandigarh:The setting up of three Flying Training Institutions (FTIs) at Patiala , Ludhiana and Jalandhar got a kick start with Punjab Government through international competitive bidding seeking Expression of Interest to develop these world class institutions under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
Stating this here Thursday, Civil Aviation Minister Punjab Upinderjeet Kaur said that the State Civil Aviation Department has worked out a plan to impart initial flying training of international standards to the thousands of Punjabi youth desirous of becoming pilots. To execute these developmental projects the Feedback Ventures Private Limited is assisting Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) and the Civil Aviation Department under PPP format, she added.
She further added that the selected bidders would develop and maintain the flying clubs into a world class FTIs and would operate atleast 7 single engine and one twin engine flying aircrafts as per the standards and guidelines of Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Department of Civil Aviation Punjab. For efficient operation of FTIs the successful bidders would have to install state of the art simulators, hangers, navigational and communication system, flight management computers and other required equipments, labs, libraries, furnishings and other ancillary infrastructure, she said.
She added that besides deploying adequate trained staff for training services, the bidders could develop and operate recreational activities like Skydiving, Aero-modeling, Ballooning, Joy rides etc. at these institutes. The project briefing meeting to address the queries of the prospective bidders would be held on 3rd October,2007 at PIDB headquarters at Sector 34, Chandigarh.
13/09/07 Punjab Newsline