IndiGo pilots to be trained by foreign academy

New York : IndiGo Airlines and Sabena Flight Academy, which has offices in Brussels, Belgium, and in Arizona, USA, have signed a long term ‘Pilot Training Services Agreement’.
Under the agreement, Sabena will train Indian pilots for IndiGo in its subsidiary, Sabena Airline Training Centre in Arizona, as well as offer its simulator facility in Brussels for “multi crew cooperation and type rating course” on A320 aircraft.
Pointing to Sabena’s reputation for providing world class pilot training, Steve Harfst, IndiGo’s chief operating officer, said: “Their focus on safety and their new fleet of glass-cockpit equipped Diamond aircraft will ensure that our cadet pilots will get the best training available as they work toward earning their commercial pilot licences.”
Sabena’s President and CEO Jack Waldeyer said that they were already training over 200 Indian pilots in Arizona.
Selection tests for IndiGo-Sabena cadet programme will be held in different cities in India.
17/01/08 IANS/Indian Muslims, US