Training and Workforce
Airbus To Build Pilot and Maintenance Training Center In Delhi
Facility to support accelerating airline growth in India
Indian low-fare carrier IndiGo recently took delivery of its first Airbus A320neo. It has placed orders for 530 Airbus narrowbodies and accounts for a large portion of the need for Indian training capacity. (Photo: Airbus)
Indian low-fare carrier IndiGo recently took delivery of its first Airbus A320neo. It has placed orders for 530 Airbus narrowbodies and accounts for a large portion of the need for Indian training capacity. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus has committed to establishing a pilot and maintenance center in Delhi to support accelerating growth in India’s airline industry and resulting need for skilled aviation professionals, the European airframer announced Friday. The plan, which calls for the center to open in 2018, coincides with the government’s “Skill India” campaign, launched in 2015 to develop a wide range of home-grown technical expertise. According to Airbus, India will need more than 1,600 passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years.


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