United States – American Airlines has shared the below overview of its 2024 American Airlines Cadet Academy partners which includes:
Source: American Airlines
Sandefjord, Norway – Mikael Eriksson, CEO of Pilot Flight Academy, announced the arrival of new cadets from Peach (ANA Group) to the academy. These cadets will undergo an 18-20 month training program, after which they will be ready to join the airline as fully trained pilots. Pilot Flight Academy continues to be a proud and trusted partner of Peach and the ANA Group.
Statement:
“Today I had the pleasure of welcoming our new cadets from Peach (ANA Group) to Norway. They will stay with us for 18-20 months. When they are leaving they will be airline-ready pilots,” said Mikael Eriksson, CEO of Pilot Flight Academy. “At Pilot Flight Academy we are proud to be a trusted partner of Peach and the ANA Group.”
In April 2024 Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) announced the extension of its partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA) as they continue their commitment to training the next generation of pilots. Under this extended collaboration, Pilot Flight Academy will host new cadets from Peach Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of ANA Holdings Inc., to undergo integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training at PFA’s facilities in Norway.
Source: Mikael Eriksson (Pilot Flight Academy)
Photo Credit: Mikael Eriksson (Pilot Flight Academy)
Global pilot training group Skyborne which operates flight training bases across the United Kingdom and the United States, celebrated the induction day for around 20 new student pilots in July 2024 with half of the batch coming from the British Airways Speedbird Pilot Pilot Academy program.
“This will be the fourth course for the Academy starting at the school with the first course already about to finish groundschool and head off to 🇺🇸 for their flight training! I am joined by Alistair Thompson who is part of the British Airways recruitment team and will be the school liaison pilot. He and Amie Kirkham will be there to support the entire course, offering guidance and help as they go through the 18 months of training. Best of luck CP36!!” shared Guy Bowen, Project Lead – Speedbird Pilot Academy.
Source: Guy Bowen (British Airways)
India’s largest low cost carrier IndiGo is seeking to hire for the role of “Assistant Manager – Pilot Training” to be based at its facilities in Gurgaon, India. Please see an extract of the job post below.
“The Assistant Manager- Pilot Training is responsible for supporting the Deputy Chief Pilot, Training. This includes creating PowerPoint presentations, writing reports, managing Excel and Power BI data creation & analysis, and acting as a support when the Deputy Chief Pilot is out of office. The Assistant Training Manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing the administrative requirements and help achieve the responsibility areas of the Deputy Chief Pilot, training department.
The ideal candidate will require to have excellent communication skills, be able to understand and apply aviation training regulations in the airline and have strong reading and writing skills. The Assistant Manager- Pilot Training will monitor the reports on effectiveness of training programs, liaison on training conferences and seminars with stakeholders, and stay updated on training trends.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
For more information or to apply check out IndiGo’s career webpage or go here.
Source: IndiGo
Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA), a flight training organisation and subsidiary of Turkish Airlines and which celebrated its 12th anniversary in June 2024, celebrated its 113th graduation which resulted in 150 pilots joining Turkish Airlines from the Academy this year.
“We are taking firm steps towards our goal of 280 graduates this year.” shared Dr. İbrahim Zeki Akyurt, TAFA General Manager.
The academy continues to expand, in addition to Aydın Çıldır Airport – its main base, TAFA announced flight training operations at Uşak Airport with 17 employees and 6 training aircraft.
Over the last few years TAFA has been investing significantly into its pilot training infrastructure including:
Source: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy
Photo Credit: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy
Over the next 20 years, Boeing projects a continued significant demand for aviation personnel as the global commercial airplane fleet continues to expand. The company’s 2024 Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) shows the industry will require nearly 2.4 million new professionals to support the growing commercial fleet and meet the long-term increase in air travel.
According to the latest PTO, commercial carriers will need the following new personnel through 2043 to sustain the global commercial fleet:
“Driven by aviation traffic trending above pre-pandemic levels, personnel attrition and commercial fleet growth, the demand for aviation personnel continues to rise,” said Chris Broom, vice president, Commercial Training Solutions, Boeing Global Services. “We are focused on being a reliable and innovative partner in the lifecycle of aviation training. Our offerings are rooted in competency-based training and assessment programs to help ensure high quality aviation training starting in flight schools and in commercial operations while helping enhance aviation safety through immersive and virtual training solutions.”
Through 2043, the PTO projects:
he PTO forecast includes these projections for industry needs through 2043:
|
Region |
New Pilots |
New Technicians |
New Cabin Crew |
|
Global |
674,000 |
716,000 |
980,000 |
|
Africa |
23,000 |
25,000 |
28,000 |
|
China |
130,000 |
137,000 |
163,000 |
|
Eurasia |
155,000 |
167,000 |
240,000 |
|
Latin America |
39,000 |
42,000 |
54,000 |
|
Middle East |
68,000 |
63,000 |
104,000 |
|
North America |
123,000 |
123,000 |
184,000 |
|
Northeast Asia |
25,000 |
30,000 |
43,000 |
|
Oceania |
11,000 |
12,000 |
18,000 |
|
South Asia |
40,000 |
40,000 |
49,000 |
|
Southeast Asia |
60,000 |
77,000 |
97,000 |
Source: Boeing
Air New Zealand is hosting the “Air New Zealand Pilot Career Evening” in Auckland on 21st August and Christchurch on 28th August. “This event is ideal for students and parents to meet our pilots and Preferred Flight Training Organisations to explore what it’s like to fly for one of the world’s most innovative airlines and learn about pilot training pathways.
There are two sessions in Auckland on the day to give you time to attend the Air New Zealand Presentation (one hour duration) and talk with our pilots and Preferred Flight Training Organisations.
Each Air New Zealand presentation will contain the same information, we have created two sessions to enable you to meet with our pilots and Preferred Flight Training Organisations in smaller numbers.” shared Air New Zealand.
The event will include:
Source: Air New Zealand
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