North East gets its first Flying Training Organization at Lilabari; Dibrugarh - Pasighat - Lilabari flight inaugurated

Guwahati, Apr 12: In a bid to further boost air connectivity of North Eastern Region with the rest of the country, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has approved a Scheme – “Providing air connectivity and Aviation infrastructure in North Eastern Region (NER)” to promote air connectivity in the States of NER and, if required, to develop infrastructure for air connectivity.

 

 

 

 

As a part of this scheme, two important developments have taken place on Apr 12; flight of 'Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228' from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Alliance Air will be India’s first commercial airline to fly Indian made aircraft for civil operations. There will also be inauguration of First FTO (Flying Training Organization) for North Eastern Region at Lilabari, Assam.

 

 

 

 

Development of North Eastern Region (NER) is not only of strategic importance, but is also part of India’s growth story. According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, under “Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)”, the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has identified NER as a priority area. This has helped in enhancing inter and intra connectivity for the NER. In this regard, new airports are getting developed and old airports are getting upgraded. Considering the hilly terrain, helicopter operations under UDAN scheme have been given focus for connectivity.