Aircraft Maintenance Engineering School, a new project under the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), would commence operations on Sept 1.
Work on the project, meant to provide the best facilities and education on aircraft maintenance and repair, had been completed and final approval accorded by Director General of Civil Aviation, a CIAL press release said today.
Initially there would be two batches comprising 30 students in the avionics stream. The entire course was expected to complete by three years including six months 'on job training'.
Unlike other similar institutes where the students normally do not get on the job training, CIAL AME School provides facilties in this regard.
In the next year, the school will offer mechanical stream which consists of Heavy, Light, Jet and Piston and also Rotary wing aircraft like helicopter.