
Union minister for civil aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, minister of state for civil aviation, Jayant Sinha
and other dignitaries launch an Accelerated Apprenticeship programme
In order to improve employability of aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs), Boeing India and Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on August 1.
President Boeing India, Pratyush Kumar and CEO Air India Engineering Services Limited, H.R. Jagannath, signed the MoU in presence of Union minister for civil aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju, minister of state for civil aviation, Jayant Sinha, president of Boeing International Marc Allen, and others present on the occasion.
For this accelerated apprenticeship programme, those students who are from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved AME institutes and have cleared paper 1 and paper 2 or equivalent modules conducted by DGCA, will be eligible to apply. The programme will consist of one year of theory and practical learning in a smart-classroom environment, including select CAR66 modules. Apprentices will also receive advanced training aids, supplemented by performing specific tasks on Boeing aircraft, to help strengthen the theoretical concepts learned in the classroom.