| A-I, Boeing launch 737NG flight sim -Video |
| BS Reporter / Mumbai March 6, 2007 |
| CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO State-run carrier Air-India and US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing launched the Boeing 737 NG simulator near the Santacruz airport in Mumbai today. "The simulator is part of the $75 million dollar committment by Boeing for training as part of selling 68 airplanes to Air-India. The list price of a simulator is $14 million," Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president (commercial airplanes), Boeing, said. Boeing will also introduce simulators for B777 and B787 shortly. Vasudevan Thulasidas, chairman, Air-India, said: "The simulator will bring down the cost of pilots going to Dubai or London for training. Hotel accomodation, daily allowances, time, flying up and down for simulator training will now be history." He pointed out that Air-India's pilots will be getting training at a contract rate, and the simulator can also be used to train the pilots of other airlines. Thulasidas said Air-India and Boeing are working out the modalities of a joint venture for a dedicated simulator training venture. The 737 Next Generation is Boeing |
