Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior Air Staff Officer in Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force, according to an official release.
During his career spanning over 36 years, he has flown several types of fighter aircraft.
Burli, who was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1976, has over 4,300 hours of flying experience and is a category 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor, Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner and Fighter Strike Leader.
The Air Force Academy at Dundigal was set up in 1971 over 7,000 acres of land to train cadets from all streams at one location. It imparts training to the Flying, Technical and Ground Duty branches as well as officers of Army and Navy. After one year's training, officer cadets are commissioned into branches of IAF.
