MP's ₹230-Crore VVIP Jet Coming Home! 2 Pilots Train In US To Fly Challenger 3500 For CM Mohan Yadav
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two pilots of Madhya Pradesh are undergoing training in the US on how to fly a modern jet plane and their training will end on September 20. After completing training, they will return to the state by flying the modern midsize jet Challenger 3500 purchased by the state government from Canadian company Bombardier. Sources in the aviation department told Free Press that the…
Two pilots from Madhya Pradesh are currently undergoing training in the United States to fly the state's newly purchased modern jet, the Challenger 3500. Their training is set to complete on September 20, after which they will return to Bhopal by piloting the aircraft. The government sent Vishvas Rai, a government pilot, and another hired pilot to the US on August 6.
They are learning how to operate the jet and understand its various functions. Once the modern jet arrives at the state hangar in Bhopal, the aviation department will seek permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to use it. The plane, valued at over Rs 230 crore, replaces their damaged jet that had a landing mishap at Gwalior airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
The state government had given Bombardier, the Canadian company, 20 months to deliver the jet after signing the agreement. This is the first such modern jet owned by any Indian state.
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