IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline, has
chosen Skyborne Airline Academy to train up to 100 pilots a year over the next
five years, as part of the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme.
The 18-month programme will enable selected
cadets to train for a US FAA and Indian DGCA Commercial Pilots Licence and
Airbus A320 Type Rating, before advancing into employment and flying the line
as a First Officer with India’s leading airline.
Captain AshimMittra, Senior
Vice President,Flight Operations, IndiGo said, “Our partnership with Skyborne
will provide us with a steady flow of highly-skilled, internationally trained
airline pilots over the next five years. The Indian aviation market is the
fastestdeveloping in the world, undergoing growth of 17% year-on-year. It is expected
that airlines in India will require up to 10,000 new pilots by 2030 to meet
demand, so we are delighted to have signed this agreement with Skyborne.”
Skyborne cadets will
undergo 13 months of US FAA 141 commercial
pilot training in Arizona, USA; before returning to India
to convert their
US FAA licence to an Indian DGCA licence. Cadets then complete a 10-week
phase of Multi-Crew Cooperation and Airbus A320 Type Rating at a Skyborne-approved facility. The location
of the Type Rating training will be agreed between IndiGo and Skyborne towards
the end of the CPL phase of training.
Lee Woodward, Chief Executive Officer,
Skyborne said,“We are delighted to be
working with an airline of such high esteem as IndiGo, supplying them with
capable and highly-skilled pilots over the next five years and beyond. We have
invested in industry-leading flight training equipment and facilities to ensure
our cadets receive the best education and experience possible, and look forward
to fulfilling IndiGo’s needs for top professionals in their field over the
course of our agreement.”
Skyborne is set to welcome its first intake of
handpicked cadets in April 2019.
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