Airbus begins work on pilot training hub

India has more than 200 of Airbus' planes in operation, move will benefit IndiGo, Vistara & GoAir

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Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju (right) with Airbus CEO Tom Enders at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Airbus India Training Centre in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Dalip Kumar

Arindam Majumder New Delhi

Last Updated : Mar 18 2017 | 12:58 AM IST

Buoyed by orders from entities in this country, European aircraft maker Airbus is opening a pilot training centre here. Work on this was inaugurated on Friday at a site which is part of the international airport; it will be operational by the end of 2018.

It will house two simulators of the A320 for pilots from customer airlines. Which includes Vistara, IndiGo and GoAir. “We have only scratched the surface on civil aviation in India. The training centre will be the first such facility fully owned by us in Asia,” said Tom Enders, global chief executive officer (CEO) of Airbus.

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