Airbus 320 simulator to be acquired for pilot training

Hyderabad: National Aviation Company of India is in the process of acquiring a new Airbus 320 flight simulator for training pilots at the city-based Central Training Establishment, a top NACIL official said.
"We are in the process of getting a brand new Airbus 320 flight simulator at the CTE," National Aviation Company of India Ltd executive director (Operations & Training) Ashok Raj told reporters here.
NACIL is acquiring a new flight simulator keeping in view its future pilot training requirements, Raj said, adding that the simulator would be installed over the next 6-12 months.
At present, CTE has three simulators — a Boeing 737 simulator, a full flight simulator bought from Thales Training and Simulation of UK in 1988 and two Airbus 320 simulators imported from CAE-Canada, installed in 1990 and 1993, respectively.
The institute imparted command training to some 40 pilots besides performance training to 60 co-pilots for endorsement on A319, A320, A330 aircraft and Boeing 737 including DO-228 aircraft, he said.
11/01/09 PTI/The Hindu

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