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HAL, Canada's CAE in JV for pilot school in B'lore
Bangalore: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has forged a joint venture with Canada's CAE to set up a $55 million pilot training school in Bangalore and drawn up plans to establish a facility to manufacture multi-role combat jets.
"We have entered into a joint venture with CAE of Canada. The pilot training school will be operational in September next year," Ashok K Baweja, chairman, HAL told reporters.
The school will primarily train pilots of the indigenously built advanced light helicopter Dhruv. It would also take up turn-key training programmes for pilots of other helicopters. Baweja saw a market for 300 Dhruvs in India.
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defence forces. Its annual revenues exceed Canadian $1 billion.
16/08/07 Press Trust of India/Business Standard
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PermaLink "We have entered into a joint venture with CAE of Canada. The pilot training school will be operational in September next year," Ashok K Baweja, chairman, HAL told reporters.
The school will primarily train pilots of the indigenously built advanced light helicopter Dhruv. It would also take up turn-key training programmes for pilots of other helicopters. Baweja saw a market for 300 Dhruvs in India.
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defence forces. Its annual revenues exceed Canadian $1 billion.
16/08/07 Press Trust of India/Business Standard
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