City of Tulsa (US) offers pilot training for aerospace ind

Addressing IACC’s 4th Indo-US Economic Summit today in New Delhi, Ms Kathryn Taylor, Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, US said that the US and India can have strong partnership in the field of aerospace, aviation training and maintenance.
The Mayor said that the City of Tulsa is a major hub for aerospace in the US and over 300 aerospace firms are functioning in the city. The Indian aerospace industry would grow exponentially in the coming years in view of the increasing passenger and cargo traffic. The passenger traffic is increasing by 25 per cent every year. Cargo traffic growth is not far behind. India needs help in terms of resources and expertise for consolidating this growth, particularly for acquiring more aircrafts and maintaining them.
Significantly, Mayor is leading a delegation of businessmen from Tulsa, who are actively taking part in the deliberations of the Indo-US Economic Summit.
Referring to the training needs of the aerospace industry, Ms Taylor said that India needs 4000 pilots in the next few years to man the aircrafts that she is going to acquire in the next few years. By 2020, India might need more than 20,000 pilots. Specialized institutions based in the US for training pilots can meet these huge manpower requirements, she added.
24/09/07 Moneycontrol.com