Touchwood Aviation becomes 1st Cessna Pilot Center in India

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Cessna Aircraft Company , a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has appointed its first Cessna Pilot Center in India, selecting Touchwood Aviation.

 

Cessna Pilot Centers are independently owned and are the only flight schools to use Cessna's integrated computer-based instruction - a unique method of teaching ground school that is easy, thorough and fun. Students using this course complete their private pilot's certificate in an average 54.5 hours, almost 30 percent less than the national average in the United States.  All Cessna Pilot Centers operate fully insured, new Cessna 172 aircraft that are currently under factory warranty.

 

Touchwood Aviation, a unit of Touchwood Entertainment Ltd., operates on a five-acre complex in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The company started in 2004 by offering ground handling services for airline and private air operators, and it began offering flight training in 2007.

 

"Aviation in India continues to experience rapid growth, creating both a shortage of pilots and extended demand for business aircraft. The time is right for establishing a first rate training option there," said Brumley Smith, Cessna's director of pilot centers. "Touchwood Aviation Academy has a central location that draws students from all regions of India and offers an experienced staff of former Indian air force instructors. This is an excellent partnership that benefits the people of India."

 

In addition to the newest center, there are nearly 300 Cessna Pilot Centers in nine countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. 

 

Sourced from: Touchwood Entertainment Ltd