Tata-AirAsia crew to train in Malaysia

New Delhi: The Tata-AirAsia joint venture (JV) low-cost airline is proving to be a unique one for Indian aviation authorities . The JV has told the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that its training facility for all crew — pilots, cabin crew and engineers — will be in Malaysia.
This will be first instance of an Indian airline having its training base abroad. The DGCA has decided to send its team to the airline's training facility in Malaysia. This team will examine the set-up and then certify it so that the people trained from there can work on the LCC's Indian-registered aircraft.
The DGCA has formed a two-member team to examine the documents submitted by the Tata-AirAsia LCC. "Flight operating manuals, air worthiness and documents relating to other areas have been submitted . We are examining them. The process of granting the schedule airline permit (read licence) to this airline may take about one-and-a-halfmonths ," said sources.
Read news in full 28/10/13 Saurabh Sinha/Economic Times