CAPA Aeropark to establish satellite academies in New Delhi and Mumbai by year end

Mumbai: CAPA AeroPark, first aviation university and training campus being developed in India, recently announced plans to bring forward its launch date in response to calls from the industry. CAPA AeroPark will establish satellite academies in New Delhi and Mumbai by the end of 2011, while the flagship campus on a 50 acre Greenfield site off Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru will be ready to receive students by late 2012. However, due to stronger than expected market conditions, the project will now see the addition of a new, state-of-the-art urban campus in Bengaluru, set to open by September 2011.
Peter Harbison, Chairman, CAPA AeroPark stated, “Since we announced in November 2010 that CAPA and SCDC had entered into a USD125 million JV to establish CAPA AeroPark, the response from airlines and airports has been overwhelming. There is quite clearly an urgent need for training to support the 20 per cent market growth being achieved in India.”
CAPA AeroPark will service training needs for India, the Middle East and Asia and is projected to handle more than 10,000 students per annum by 2015. Harbison added, “Aside from civil aviation requirements, announcements at Aero India 2011 have clearly demonstrated huge potential in the aerospace sector, in both research and manufacturing.
14/02/11 TravelBizMonitor