As part of its continuing efforts to support the exponential growth of the civil aviation sector in the country, Airbus has inaugurated a world class training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers in Delhi, India.
According to various report and research, Airbus forecast a need for more than 25,000 new pilots in India over the next 20 years to keep pace with the current double-digit growth in its commercial aviation industry.
The new training centre incorporates an A320 flight simulator for full-flight simulation, along with programmes on aircraft procedure training, computer-based classroom training, and standard pilot transition training. It also has an ‘Upgrade to Command’ course aimed at improving skills and maturity of co-pilots as they transition to commandership. The facility will complement Airbus India’s training centre in Bengaluru, which, since inception has trained more than 4,500 maintenance engineers since its inception in 2007.
