Air India's CTE gets TRTO approval from DGCA

Hyderabad: City-based Central Training Institute (CTE) has become the first institute in the country to obtain the approval as a Type Rating Training Organisation (TRTO) for pilot training courses on the A320 aircraft.
The grant of approval as TRTO by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) means the CTE, Air India’s premier civil aviation-related training institution, which conducts technical training classes for pilots, can also hold evaluation tests for pilots of A320 on its own, Capt C J Bhoopal, Executive Director (Training) of the CTE told PTI today. Earlier, the evaluation used to be conducted by the DGCA.
The TRTO approval came six weeks ago and the CTE has conducted the Type Rating examination for 52 pilots on the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft on May 30, he said.
The six-weeks-long training programme offered by the Institute cover the entire technical aspect of the A320 — the various systems in the aircraft like hydraulics, avionics. The course is undertaken by trainee pilots and experienced pilots who wish to converted onto the A320.
04/06/08 PTI/Economic Times