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Indigo Air ties up with CTC Aviation to train its pilots

IndiGo Airlines has tied up with New Zealand-based training organisation CTC Aviation Group for training its pilots. This initiative is in line with the expansion plants which the company has embarked upon.

May 29, 2012 / 13:45 IST

 IndiGo Airlines has tied up with New Zealand-based training organisation CTC Aviation Group for training its pilots. This initiative is in line with the expansion plants which the company has embarked upon.


"In line with this dynamic expansion, the company will be upgrading carefully selected First Officers to command positions," said the Delhi-based airline. IndiGo currently operates 56 of a total of 280 firm orders for Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered by the end of 2025.


The airline wants to take out its pilots out of their routine working environment and immerse them in a training development programmes that will identify their needs.
It may be recalled that the airline surfside the industry last year by ordering 180 Airbus A320s from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for a valuation of $15.6 billion (Rs 70,000 crore), indicating that the aviation industry is beginning to fly out of turbulence.

 

first published: May 29, 2012 01:33 pm

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