New Indian training centre boosts Airbus ’ regional facilities

Working in partnership with CAE
of Canada, Airbus Training India
has inaugurated its flight training facility in Bangalore, India – further underscoring the
company' s increased presence in one of the world' s fastest- growing aviation markets. " India is going to require more than 1,000 aircraft in the coming
years, and our training centre will
help meet the demand for pilots
and aircraft maintenance engineers" said Didier Lafrique, general manager of Airbus
Training India. The new facility provides training
for local customers, and also
supports other regional airlines from the Middle East to Southeast
Asia. Located within easy reach of
Bangalore' s Bengaluru International Airport, the facility – with fully-equipped, state-of-the-
art classrooms and screening
facilities – eventually will be able to train up to 1,000 pilots and
maintenance engineers annually. Airbus ' industrial cooperation with India began in 1988, when
an agreement was reached with
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) to manufacture passenger
doors for the best-selling A320.
In recognition of the country' s strategic importance, Airbus has
made a long-term pledge to play
a major role in the development
of its aviation sector. Today, Indian companies contribute to
virtually all Airbus aircraft programmes.