Airbus, the European aerospace company, has opened its training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers at Gurugram in Haryana.
The company aims to train 8,000 commercial pilots and 2,000 maintenance engineers over the next 10 years.
The centre includes an A320 simulator for full-flight simulation and programmes on aircraft procedure training, computer-based classroom training and standard pilot transition training. It also offers an 'Upgrade to Command' course to improve the skills of the co-pilots.
The facility will complement Airbus India's training centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which has trained more than 4,500 maintenance engineers since its inception in 2007.