Tata Group-owned Air India is in talks with Airbus to set up a pilot training facility, the largest in South Asia, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Thursday. The Rs 3,500 crore facility is expected to be formed under a joint venture between the two companies where each will have a 50 per cent stake.
The report said that the facility will initially begin with six simulators for the Airbus A320 and A350 family of aircraft. It will later have the capacity to operate up to 20 simulators, making it one of the largest such facilities in South Asia.
