Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Air India may lease simulators

Mumbai: Air India, which needs to generate an additional Rs 2,000 crore in revenues according to its revival plan, is squeezing every penny to earn income.
One way the airline is planning to do that is by leasing its training centres in Mumbai and Hyderabad to other carriers. The two training centres have simulators for the Boeing 777 and Airbus 320 aircraft, respectively. The carrier has also set up a cabin crew training facility in Mumbai.
According to AI's turnaround plan, the airline planned to earn Rs 5 crore per month by leasing its training centres.
"Not all domestic carriers have the required simulators and we are planning to lease out these spaces to other carriers, as per their time and need," said a highly-placed AI official. The details are still on the drawing board.
Though the leasing of training centres was practiced in the past -- to domestic players and around 10 international carriers -- the official said it had been stopped as it was not used very often.
Another AI official told DNA Money that the use of simulators for training being low, this is a virgin market where the carrier hoped to rake in revenue.
21/10/09 Ramiya Bhas/Daily News & Analysis
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