Airbus in training pact with GMR

Airbus, a global aviation giant, on Tuesday signed a contract with the GMR Group, a leading Indian aviation infrastructure developer, to provide aircraft maintenance training to young aviation engineers making a trending career choice.

According to the Airbus Global Market Forecast 2022, India will require some 45,000 new aircraft technicians over the next 20 years. Commencing this year, the programme will be open to aspirants who have cleared their Class 12 or Intermediate examination with physics and mathematics as their main subjects.

The four-year course will include two years of classroom training and a two-year training in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at GMR Aero Technic in Hyderabad followed by aircraft type training.

GMR will provide the fully integrated Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licensing programme at the GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad.

Airbus will provide necessary software and courseware in the form of trainee handbooks, examination database, online access of Airbus customised basic training modules and Airbus Competence Training (ACT) for Academy media package which is the technical training material required for the courses.

In addition, Airbus will also provide training to instructors.

“The partnership represents a deepening of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in India that are required to match the tremendous future demand for such services from the domestic aviation industry,” said Rémi Maillard, president and managing director, Airbus India and South Asia.

Ashok Gopinath, CEO, GMR Aero Technic said, “The programme will help create a talent pool for engineering and maintenance solutions. We are glad to have Airbus as our knowledge partner in this venture, that will also further the cause of ‘Mission Skill India’”