CASC expanding training capacity

Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Co (CASC) have expanded the capacity of their training joint venture by 25 percent to cater to the growing demand for pilots and maintenance engineers.

The new facilities at Hua-Ou Aviation Training Center, a joint venture between the two companies, will host 20 percent more pilot trainees and 33 percent more engineering trainees each year, Airbus said yesterday.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the industry regulator, yesterday put into service an Airbus A320 full flight simulator at the training center.