France, Eurocopter plan aviation training school in India
New Delhi: France on Wednesday said it is planning to set up an aviation training school in India together with helicopter maker Eurocopter, even as it seeks technical and business partnership with India in the field of transport.
“There is a huge shortage of helicopter pilots in India. We have started a dialogue for setting up a training school for such pilots. In the next few days we would be looking at concretising the plans,” French Minister of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau, who is on a two-day visit to India, told reporters here.
Bussereau said he has spoken to Civil Aviation Minister Paful Patel in this regard.
France is also looking at partnering India in the field of airport modernisation and port development.
14/05/08 PTI/Economic Times