Thales ties up with Indian firm for pilot training simulators

Pune: India’s Rudradev Aviation has inked a USD 60 million deal with European aviation electronics major Thales to acquire flight simulators for a center that will train pilots for the country’s booming aviation sector as well as Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
The four simulators and other training devices will be installed in a new aviation training centre that Rudradev is building in Chennai.
The simulators will be configured to train pilots for the Airbus A320, Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 777-300, according to details announced by Thales at the Paris air show.
Thales will also supply “low-level training deviainers and flight management system trainers under the deal, said Mark Rouson, director of communications for simulation with Thales.
Besides training pilots to fly a large number of aircraft ordered by India’s state-run and private carriers, the Rudradev centre will also train pilots from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, he said.
The centre will have class-rooms, support facilities, briefing and debriefing rooms and living accommodation for trainee pilots.
20/06/07 Zee News