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Air India Launches Abinitio Fly High Cadet Pilot Program to Support Growing Fleet

India’s flag carrier Air India which is planning to grow its fleet by 3x and which according to its CEO Campell Wilson will on average, induct one aircraft joining the fleet every six days throughout 2024, has launched a dedicated abinitio cadet pilot program with two international pilot training groups.

The program named “Fly High Pilot Cadet Program” will see training begin at the Air India Training Academy in Gurgaon, India (Ground School) before flight training at one of its training locations/training partners before completing the type rating in the Air India Aviation Academy simulator training center.

Air India has partnered with two international flight training organisations:

Air India has partnered with a financial institution for cadets to avail financing for training. However, cadets are free to choose any other financial partner as per their convenience.

Eligibility for Cadet Pilot Program

  • Must be a citizen of India
  • Shall demonstrate good command of written and spoken English
  • A minimum height requirement of 158 cm
  • Age eligibility: 18 to 30 years
  • Candidates should be in good physical and mental health
  • Must have the following educational qualification
    • High School Education Certificate (National Institute of Open Schooling is also accepted) with 60% in 10+2 including 60% marks in each of the following subjects English, Mathematics & Physics
  • Candidates will be required to clear a medical test (DGCA Class 1 Medical) prior to starting flight training.

The whole program will take “approximately 24 months (inclusive of the type rating)”.

Source: Air India

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US-based Delta Propel Flight Academy Hosts Delta Air Lines Leaders

US airline flight school, Delta Propel Flight Academy, hosted in January 2024 the guests Eric Hendrick, Director of Pilot Outreach, Recruitment, and Selection for Delta Air Lines, and Patrick Burns, Vice President of Flight Ops and System Chief Pilot for Delta Air Lines at its Vero Beach facilities at global pilot training group Skyborne.

The visit provided an invaluable opportunity for the aspiring Delta pilots at Skyborne to reconnect with these industry leaders.

Back in August 2023 Delta’s Propel Flight Academy officially opened Tuesday in Vero Beach. “I’m so proud to work with Delta,” said Skyborne CEO Lee Woodward back in August. “I think the future for this academy, clearly, will get better and better. This is going to be the flagship partner training academy in the world.”

Source: Noah Smith
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US Certified Flight Instructor Number Increased 20 Percent from 2019 to 2023 to 93,567

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) released updated data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showing the agency issued 11,225 airline pilot certificates (ATP-MELs) during the 2023 calendar year, exceeding analyst forecasts and airline demand for new aviators. This is the second year in a row that pilot production numbers are breaking records. In addition to the impressive pilot production numbers, the number of certified flight instructors totaled 93,567, a nearly 20 percent increase over 2019, further demonstrating that the airline pilot pipeline remains strong and robust – and there is no need to make unstudied, arbitrary changes to U.S. aviation safety regulations.

“For months, corporate special interests in Washington have been crying wolf about a lack of available, qualified airline pilots, misrepresenting the facts in a naked attempt to protect to their profits while advocating changes in the law that would significantly complicate air travel for millions of Americans,” said Capt. Jason Ambrosi, ALPA President. “Once again, the data demonstrates that America does not have a pilot supply problem. Instead, we have a problem with some being willing to say and do anything to advance their narrow agenda at the expense of what’s best for the American traveling public. We have more than enough qualified pilots and raising the pilot retirement age is an ill-conceived solution to a non-existent problem, plain and simple.”

As the Senate prepares for the markup of the FAA reauthorization on Thursday, special interests continue to promote misinformation and misleading data to manufacture a crisis that will have real complications for air travel by introducing uncertainty into the system through raising the pilot retirement age to 67.

“This narrative that the U.S. lacks enough pilots does not reflect reality. Increasing the pilot retirement age will disrupt airline operations, increase ticket prices, upend collective bargaining agreements, create a cascading and costly training backlog and put the United States out of compliance with international standards,” added Ambrosi.

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 77,000 pilots at 43 U.S. and Canadian airlines.

Source: ALPA

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Global Pilot Training Solution Provider L3Harris Airline Academy Announces Partnership with UK’s Flag Carrier

United Kingdom-headquartered pilot training organization L3Harris Airline Academy announced its partnership with British Airways to deliver the highly anticipated Speedbird Self-Sponsored Pathway! Under this program, students embarking on the pathway are set to secure a promising future as First Officers for British Airways or BA EuroFlyer, flying Airbus A320 upon successful completion of their training.

Back in July 2023, British Airways (BA) announced L3Harris Airline Academy as an accredited pilot recruitment partner. The exciting agreement allows BA to select newly qualified pilots from L3Harris’ Graduate Placement Pool as well as ‘tagging’ students in various stages of their training.

“Throughout the year, we’ve been sharing our employment statistics regularly as airlines across Europe hire L3Harris graduates. With 317 employed since 2022 alone, this new agreement with British Airways builds further on our existing airline relationships and we are now even more excited for the career prospects of our students and graduates,” said L3Harris.

This latest partnership features the following:

  • Conditional job offer with British Airways for students on this programme
  • L3Harris Full Flight Simulators on location at British Airways training centres
  • Hundreds of British Airways pilots train at at L3Harris’ London Training Centre every year
  • Hundreds of L3Harris graduates have gone on to fly for British Airways
  • Existing British Airways pilots regularly train at L3Harris’ pilot training centre

Source: L3Harris Commercial Aviation
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