Chaired by Prof. Bhrigu Nath Singh, Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, and moderated by Air Cmde Vipul Singh (retd. Airports, he said, often edge out flying schools as traffic rises, even though the same system later struggles to supply pilots. “If we don’t have flying training schools, nobody will be flying in a commercial aircraft anywhere,” he said, pressing for regulatory flexibility and room within operational airports where trainees can learn under real conditions. Christine Bohl, director, commercial training market at Boeing Global Services, said training too often sits as a compliance exercise rather than a safety control. Joel M. Davidson, CEO of AeroGuard Flight Training Centre, said flying schools largely survive on promoter capital.