US aviation school to train Indian pilots

Bangalore: American School Aviation (ASA) on Thursday said it plans to train 1,000 Indian students to become commercial pilots in the next 12 months.
Students will be provided preliminary training at ASA India’s Gurgaon centre, followed by academic and flight training at the California facility of ASA, Vice-President of ASA USA, Reny Kozman, told reporters here.
She said 45 graduates of ASA, which began operations in April 2002, are already employed by airlines in India. Kozman said ASA has a strategic arrangement with Kingfisher Airlines to recruit young pilots.
“We are in advanced talks with Jet Airways and initial stage of discussions with FedEx India,” Kozman said.
08/03/07 Times of India