Foreign collaboration for IGRUA sought

Rae Bareli: The first initiative of the Central government to run Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy (IGRUA), in Fursatganj, Rae Bareli, in collaboration with Canada’s reputed institution of aviation CAE, has failed. The Civil Aviation Ministry is now seeking foreign collaboration for IGRUA from the US, Britain, Belgium, Canada, and Australia.
According to IGRUA management, this time they have sought collaboration from 23 aviation companies, including Flight Safety Academy, Air Safety Academy, PANAM Airlines (all USA), Oxford Aviation Training Centre and Atlantic Flight (Britain), Toronto Airways ( Canada), Australian National Air College and Queensland Aerospace ( Australia) and Sabina Airlines (Belgium).
The CAE of Canada showed interest in 49 per cent participation but put up hard conditions, like doubling the fee for the present Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), total control of IGRUA administration and Indian government bearing the burden of the employees. This company also put the condition that rules be changed and ground simulator training hours be added to the training hours.
10/02/07 MS Misra/Hindustan Times