Simaero Plans to Invest US$100 Million in India to Make Simaero India a Centre of Excellence for Pilot Training

India – global pilot training group and full flight simulator training center operator Simaero is expanding its presence in India with plans to invest US$100 million over the next five years to grow its advanced pilot training infrastructure. The investment aims to support India's rapidly growing airline industry by increasing domestic simulator capacity and positioning the country as a regional pilot training hub.

• The company aims to train up to 5,000 pilots, supporting India's projected requirement for more than 22,000 pilots by 2030.
• Simaero India has commissioned its first Airbus A320neo Full Flight Simulator (FFS) in Gurugram and plans to expand to eight simulators over the next five years.
• Simaero noted that much of India's existing simulator capacity supports the older Airbus A320ceo fleet, while airline fleets are increasingly transitioning to the A320neo.

Statements to Indian Media

• "India has been a long-standing strategic priority for us as we can see the importance of the Indian markets. And in this segment, the Airbus A320 is probably the most successful segment in the Indian market. In the past, there wasn't enough good quality training capacity in India and it was happening outside." — Nicolas Moute, Chief Executive Officer, Simaero.
• "Our vision for India is that it should be a centre of excellence. And not only should all the Indian pilots be trained in India, but also India should be a centre of excellence attracting pilots from the region. So, if you combine the growth in traffic and the reversal of this export to import kind of training, then you see that there is a significant need for increased training capacity in India." — Nicolas Moute, Chief Executive Officer, Simaero.

Source: Simaero