Feb
5
CAE to open $20 million training center in Bangalore
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Via: ATW Monday February 5, 2007
CAE said Friday that it will establish its first Indian training center by year end in Bangalore, where it plans to train as many as 1,000 pilots annually.
The facility will cost $20 million and likely will include an as-yet-unidentified partner. It will serve Indian carriers and the surrounding region, initially offering pilot, cabin crew and maintenance training as well as flight operations support for A320s and 737s. “We realized the strategic importance of opening a training center in India. The Indian aviation industry is growing rapidly and faces significant pilot shortages.” CAE Group President-Innovation and Civil Training and Services Jeff Roberts said.
Ed,
Well CAE weren’t long in getting themselves established were they? A global strategy in action working on the home ground. It makes perfect sense, train the First Officers locally, get the captains wherever you can and in time you have a knowledge and experience base to grow your new captains.
This still potentially leaves a huge hole Worldwide in the left seat in the interim.
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