Redbird Flight Training Academy

Redbird Flight Training Academy is a DGCA approved flying training organisation headquartered in New Delhi. The company was founded in 2017 and flew its first training sortie in July 2020, and it holds DGCA operator permit #10/2022, valid until 6 October 2027. It is a flight school rather than a charter company: its aircraft are used to train student pilots, and its own website does not offer charter flights.

The academy runs commercial pilot licence, private pilot licence, multi engine rating, flight instructor and type rating courses, supported by single and multi engine simulators and ground classes for the DGCA examinations. Flying takes place from bases at Baramati in Maharashtra, Seoni in Madhya Pradesh, Gulbarga and Belagavi in Karnataka and Lilabari in Assam, with a further base at Ratmalana in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and more Indian bases announced as coming soon. Tecnam reports that Redbird trains over 500 students on its CPL programme and describes it as one of the largest training organisations in India.

Redbird states that the Aero Club of India named it the best performing flying academy for four consecutive years. In October 2023 the DGCA suspended flying training at all of its bases after two incidents at Baramati and ordered a special maintenance audit; the academy completed recertification of its maintenance approval and resumed training in February 2024. The training fleet is built around Tecnam types, including the P2008JC, P Mentor, P2010 TDI and P2006T twin, alongside Cessna 152 and 172 aircraft. The aircraft on its DGCA permit includes a Tecnam P2006T.