Airbus and Tata’s Joint Venture: Paving the skies with cutting-edge pilot training in Gurugram

financialexpress.com:

In adherence to its ‘Skill India’ commitment, Airbus has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Tata-owned Air India, marking a significant stride in launching a world-class pilot training center in Gurugram, Haryana.

The Tata Airbus Training Centre is geared to provide A320 and A350 flight training for approximately 5,000 new pilots over the span of the next 10 years. Covering a vast 3,300 sq.mt., the center is set to feature 10 Full Flight Simulators (FFS), dedicated flight training classrooms, as well as briefing and debriefing rooms, forming a comprehensive Airbus Flight Training Device setup.

With a slated operational kickoff in early 2025, the training center’s initial phase will see the installation of four A320 FFS. Courses offered at the Tata Airbus Training Centre will receive approval from both the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Simultaneously, Airbus has entered a partnership with GMR Aero Technic to provide Aircraft Maintenance Engineering training courses at GMR’s facility in Hyderabad.

Airbus’s involvement extends to supplying training materials, including handbooks, examination databases, online access to Airbus customized training modules, and Airbus Competence Training (ACT) for Academy media packages. The company will also oversee the training of GMR instructors and continually assess the performance of the training center.

Highlighting the importance of these initiatives, Rémi Maillard, President and Managing Director of Airbus India and South Asia, pointed out that India, as the world’s fastest-expanding aviation market, is projected to require 41,000 pilots and 47,000 technicians in the next two decades to sustain its growth. This