ATR and Air Deccan open joint training center in Bangalore

Bangalore: ATR and the Indian carrier Air Deccan today announced the opening of a new joint Training Center in Bangalore in order to prepare future pilots for the ATR fleet of the airline. This center counts a Full Flight Trainer (FFT), the latest generation of flight simulators, developed jointly by ATR and Canada-based Mechtronix. By opening this new training center, which in the future will also be available for training other Indian carriers’ pilots, ATR reinforces its presence in India as well as its aim of proximity towards its customers. From 2005, Air Deccan has booked orders for 36 ATRs, including 30 new ATR-72/500s.
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