Leadership & Key Officials

Training-Career

He had been the Check Pilot, Flying Instructor/DGCA, Govt. of India Examiner on HS 748, BOEING 737 and AIRBUS A300 simultaneously. He has a credit of training more than 2000 Indian & Overseas Pilots. It so happened that every other Pilot had been a trainee of Capt. S N Reddy sometime or other on the entire fleet of Indian Airlines. In fact, He had been an Instructor and Examiner on all the Aircrafts concurrently: It is one of the rarest of the rare feat. Has more than 25, 000 hours of flying experience and training to his credit.

Management Positions Held

• General Manager (Operations & Training)
• Director Flight Safety
• Director Operations
• Regional Director Indian Airlines/Air India

Technical Positions Held

• Aviation Advisor and Special Secretary to Government of A.P.
• Technical Advisor to Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India.
• Aviation Advisor to GMR International Airports Hyderabad Limited

Major Contributions

• Responsible in selecting the site and giving plans for establishing International Airport at Shamshabad, a pilot-friendly airport having no obstructions and full runway available for take-off and landing.
• Advised for the wide body Airbus A-380 Aircraft to land at Begumpet Airport during Air show.
• Secretary & CEO of Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy and subsequently Telangana State Aviation Academy, and made the Academy the winner of “Best Aviation Academy” award for 12 years by Aero Club of India.
• Introduced B. Sc. & M. Sc. Aviation courses in collaboration with universities of Hyderabad.
• Responsible for the increase of age limit of a Pilot from 60 to 65 years.
• Responsible in making Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course eligible for admission into NALSAR University’s MA (Aviation Law).
• Made CPL holders eligible as Ground Instructors in the place of ATPL holders.
• His articles laid roots to the concept of Regional Air Connectivity in Telangana & AP.

Awards

• “Indhira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award” by Lt. Gen. (rtd.) M.M. Lakhera, Governor of Mizoram.
• International Award as “Legend in Aviation” in Dayton, Ohio, USA.

Professional Profile

Ramamoorthy Venkatesan brings extensive airline operations, flight training, simulator instruction and aviation performance experience to the Academy.

Recent Training & Instruction Experience

• Skyplan Aviation Academy, Dubai — Theoretical Knowledge Instructor (GCAA UAE), 2022–2024.
• CSTPL, Delhi — Theoretical Knowledge Instructor (DGCA India), 2020–2021, including A320 performance, systems and special operations training.
• Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi — Synthetic Flight Instructor, 2013–2020, including A320 MPL/EBT simulator training, type-rating instruction, recurrent training and instructor development.
• Kingfisher Airlines, Mumbai — Transition Captain / Airline Transport Pilot experience.

Airline Operations & Performance

Served with Indian Airlines in operational performance training, flight dispatch, rostering and flight operations administration. Experience includes aircraft performance and navigation, route planning, ETOPS operations, aerodrome operating minima, CAT II/CAT III low-visibility operations, RNAV/RVSM/RNP procedures, flight planning and aircraft performance analysis.

Flight Experience

Flight Navigator experience on Airbus and Boeing aircraft, including B707, A300B2 and Boeing 737, with approximately 8,000 hours of navigation experience as stated in the supplied profile.

Education & Professional Training

• Master of Science in Computer Applications — Madras University.
• B.Sc. Mathematics — Madras University.
• Associate Member, Aeronautical Society of India (AMAeSI).
• Advanced Ground Instructor and Instrument Ground Instructor — FAA, USA.
• Aircraft Flight Dispatcher — FAA, USA.
• Airbus Performance Engineering Course — Airbus Industries, Toulouse.
• Performance Engineers Course — Boeing, Seattle.
• Nav Database Course — Honeywell, Phoenix.
• ICAO course development and virtual training/instruction programmes.

Academic Qualifications

A Doctorate in English, complemented by postgraduate degrees in Commerce (M. Com), M.A. English, Education (M.Ed.), & M. Phil.

Academic & Training Experience

With a rich career as a Professor of B.Ed. College, Dr. Rao has contributed significantly to teacher education and professional development. As a Personality Development Expert, Teacher Trainer, and Train-the-Trainer Specialist, he has mentored hundreds of educators and trainers, fostering excellence in pedagogy and communication.

Aviation Training & Regulatory Expertise

Dr. Rao holds BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) qualification as an AVSEC Instructor and ELP (English Language Proficiency) Trainer. His contributions include designing and implementing the Security Program (manual and e-BCAS approved) and the Flight Training Organization (FTO) Security Quality Control Program, ensuring compliance, safety and performance standards at the national level.

Leadership & Academic Governance

Renowned for his versatility and leadership in educational innovation, Dr. Rao has also played a key role in curriculum design and academic governance, aligning institutional training programs with global best practices.

Through his dedication, vision and multifaceted expertise, Dr. Chandra Sekhar Rao continues to strengthen the Telangana State Aviation Academy’s mission of delivering excellence in education, training and quality assurance.

Professional Experience

• Asia Pacific Flying Training Academy Limited — Chief Flying Instructor (Designated Examiner), 15 October 2024 to 3 October 2025.
• Telangana State Aviation Academy — Chief Flying Instructor (Designated Examiner), 1 November 2019 to 14 October 2024.
• Deputy Chief Flying Instructor (Designated Examiner), 26 November 2018 to 23 October 2019.
• CAE Global Aviation Academy (Indigo cadet pilot program; Jet Airways cadet program) / National Flying Training Institute Pvt Ltd — AFI/FI, September 2015 to 25 November 2018.
• Sha-Shib Flying Academy — AFI, April 2015 to September 2015.
• Pioneer Flying Academy — AFI/GI, December 2014 to April 2015.

Qualifications & Ratings

• Open rating in all single engine aircraft.
• AFIR(A) Endorsement on Cessna 152 (2015).
• Commercial Pilot License on Cessna 152 (2013).
• B.E. in Aeronautics.
• 12th from Board of Intermediate Education A.P. with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
• 10th from Board of Secondary Education A.P.

Flying Experience

Total flying hours as on supplied profile: 5663:35
Total instructional experience: 5423:15

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