Air India Training Academy CEO Visits US Flight Training Group AeroGuard Flight Training Center in October 2025

Arizona, USA - global flight training group AeroGuard Flight Training Center welcomed Sunil Bhaskaran, CEO and Director of the Air India Aviation Academy, to its Phoenix campus, where he met with Air India cadets enrolled in the airline’s Cadet Pilot Program.

• Mr Bhaskaran addressed the Air India cadets, providing insight into the airline’s training roadmap and encouraging them to maintain a strong focus on safety, professionalism, and consistency throughout their training journey.

• AeroGuard Flight Trainng Center CEO Joel Davidson also spoke with the cadets, emphasizing AeroGuard’s role in shaping future airline pilots through its structured, safety-first training approach.

• AeroGuard currently has four Air India cadet batches in training, with a fifth batch having commenced ground school in India earlier this month.

• AeroGuard has recently surpassed 120 aircraft in its training fleet, continuing to expand with an additional five Piper Archers scheduled for delivery later this month. These aircraft are part of AeroGuard’s 90-aircraft order from Piper Aircraft, which will bring the fleet total to 130 aircraft by the end of 2025.

Source: AeroGuard Flight Training Center