Airbus Sets Up Singapore Academy to Ease Asia Pilot Shortage
- Singapore facility can cater up to 10,000 pilots for training
- Airbus already trains pilots in Toulouse, Miami, Beijing
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Airbus Group SE is setting up its second academy to train pilots in Asia, where a rash of startup airlines and new aircraft coming in is causing a surge in demand for captains and first officers.
Airbus will open the center in Singapore Monday in partnership with Singapore Airlines Ltd. The facility -- with eight simulators -- will add to the three the European planemaker has already set up in Toulouse in France, Miami and Beijing. The center will be able to offer training courses for as many as 10,000 pilots, according to Airbus.