Bell focuses on India for training academy

Bangalore: Leading helicopter maker Bell Helicopters has issued a request for proposal to select firms interested in partnering with it to launch a Training Academy in India, a senior official today said.
Speaking to reporters at the Aero India-2009 which began here today, Bell Senior Vice-President Bob Fitzpatrick said that Bell was very focused on India which needed a big pool of pilots but lacked training facilities.
”To improve the situation, we are looking at various Indian companies as potential partners in different capabilities. We are actively exploring setting up a training facility or an academy in India,” he said.
On helicopter business in India, he said right now Bell had 104 oeprating helicopters in this country and hoped that the growth would continue.
12/02/09 Mangalorean