Canada’s top aviation school coming to India to train pilots
Toronto: A Winnipeg-based aviation school, which is first-choice training facility for Indian students aspiring to become pilots, will soon start its training programme in India where the aviation industry continues to soar. Winnipeg Aviation School, which along with another local Harv’s Air Pilot Training School, has trained hundreds of Indian students as pilots, is on the verge of signing memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with three Indian airports to commence pilot training.
“We have been approached by three state governments with an offer of a land lease of 20 years to start pilot training schools. Winnipeg Aviation Corporation has already been registered in India. We have also bought an aircraft for training in India and set for take-off,” Hemant Shah, Winnipeg Aviation’s managing director for Asia, told IANS.
The mission heaped a huge harvest immediately as Indian students made a beeline for pilot training in Winnipeg.
He said the aviation sector in India will keep booming despite soaring fuel prices. “Not only airlines but also corporate houses face shortage of trained pilots there,” he said.
Shah said there are over 380 corporate-owned airplanes in India, and they are perpetually short of trained pilots. “Corporate houses offer a great opportunity for newly trained pilots. I always advise Indian students who train as pilots to look to corporate houses for a career…"
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Rajiv said,
Wrote on October 1, 2008 @ 9:51 pm
Can we know the information of courses in detaile.g. site,duration, fees, scope etc.
mithun said,
Wrote on November 8, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
can anyone tell me wat could be the future of aviation industry.b’coz im trying to get my CPL from US,but seeing the present scenario i’m pretty confused to take up CPL program or not .I’m 26yrs now and workin with a private company with a decent salary.i’m goin to invest a huge amount for this program,thats the thing i’m worried about.so far almost every flying school i contacted gave me lucrative picture about the future prospects but i need an answer from someone in the industry,preferably pilots.i hope i will get an answer
shorab khan said,
Wrote on November 8, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Dear Mithun…
It is nearly waste of doing CPL what i did after all i have completed my CPL from Russai one of the world Leading Aircraft aviaton school, but so far nothing i have tried for my Job in lot many Airlines but no use ever one need money, some of them told me that i dont have night Rating and some of them told me that i have to Undergo Training in india for waht they is no use putting such that amount of money. i too got offers from USA from florida but i did not got any Chance going there.
So i tell you frank be stick to you job and do the job well, dont think for CPL or any other ok.