CFM International (CFM) formally opened the new CFM56 Training Center in Hyderabad. The new facility, the fourth such engine maintenance training center for CFM56 customers worldwide, has the capacity to train 500 engineers annually and mirrors those in China, France, and the United States.
There are currently more than 500 CFM56 engines in service in India and Southern Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, power Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. The first students are scheduled to begin training the week of March 8, 2010.
This new state-of-the-art training center, which will be fully certified by the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), will represent an investment of approximately $15 million U.S. by CFM over the next decade, including initial start-up costs.
