dalapathi Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 (From left): V K Saraswat , Chairman of Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) , K T Rama Rao , Minister for IT, Telangana State, P Ashok Gajapati Raju, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, G Mallikarjuna Rao of GMR Projects, and R K Tyagi, Chairman of HAL, at a conference on 'Strategies for Indegenous Development of Civil and Military Aircraft' organised by AeSI in Hyderabad on Tuesday . Photo: P V Sivakumar Hyderabad, Sept 16: The GMR group is planning to set up an aerospace training centre in Hyderabad on the lines of the one established by Morocco. With the help of French multi-national firm Safran, the group has sent a team to the African country to study the model adopted by it. It has sought the help of Telangana Government in this regard. P S Nair, Chief Executive Officer (Corporate – Airport Sector), who is a member of the team, has said that the company would like to play a leading role in setting up the training institute. He said that it would approach the Government to seek its assistance in establishing the institute. Talking to media on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the Aeronautical Society of India here on Tuesday, he said that all the players in the ecosystem must take part in the initiative. Earlier addressing the conference, G M Rao, Chairman of the group and President of the society, said that the Moroccan model had helped it to become a destination of choice for aerospace companies. “Today, Morocco’s aerospace and defence sector is its one of the major GDP contributors. We would like to replicate the model,” he said. “We have developed relationship with the Safran team in Morocco. They are ready to guide us in creating the aerospace training institute in Hyderabad. I appeal the State Government to help us in this,” he said. Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...p-aviation-training-centre/article6415923.ece
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