India & New Zealand – HM Aviation, a Delhi‑based commercial pilot training ground school and facilitator, has deployed another 12 aspiring pilots to its flight training partner Air Hawke’s Bay (AHB). This follows a visit by HM Aviation’s leadership to the flight school back in October.
Through its partner flight‑school relationships, HM Aviation delivers a DGCA‑compliant ground theory programme in India and overseas flying training in jurisdictions including New Zealand.
Source: HM Aviation
India & USA – global flight training group Skyborne, which operates bases in the USA and United Kingdom, has welcomed nine (9) new IndiGo cadets to its Vero Beach, Florida Campus. This follows Skyborne celebrating its largest ever intake of cadets from the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program, as 41 aspiring pilots sign Letters of Intent (LoIs) at a ceremony in Gurgaon in October 2025.
As IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, proceeds on its path of global expansion and growth, the regular intake at Skyborne reflects its significant role in producing airline-ready cadets. It also underscores Skyborne’s mission to encourage diversity in the flight deck, with almost 20% of the latest intake being female. Since the programme began in 2019, women have made up more than 15% of Skyborne’s IndiGo cadets – nearly triple the global average of 5.8%.
The new recruits will begin training at Skyborne’s base in Vero Beach, Florida, before returning to India for licence conversion and type rating. Upon completion, they will take up positions as A320 Junior First Officers with India’s leading airline, IndiGo.
Source: Skyborne
India – the country’s flag carrier Air India has appointed Arindam Biswas as Chief Manager Technical Training (ATO & FTO). Air India over the past two years has significantly invested into its pilot training infrastructure including new full flight simulator training center’s and an upcoming flight training organisation – few snippets of AFM coverage:
Source: Arindam Biswas (Air India)
Photo Credit: Air India
India & USA — United States headquartered global flight training group AeroGuard Flight Training Center, which announced in 2024 its selection by Air India as a preferred flight training provider, has shared that the 7th Batch of cadets of the Air India Cadet program have started their initial ground school phase at the Air India Training Academy (with the ground school conducted in partnership with ThePilot.in) and will in 2026 travel to Phoenix, Arizona for the flight training phase.
AeroGuard’s CEO Joel Davidson visited the Air India Training Academy in October to meet and spend time with the new incoming cadets. AeroGuard places significant importance on cultivating an airline aligned pilot training culture and ensuring that the cadets are prepared to train within industry leading safety and quality flight training operations.
About AeroGuard Flight Training Center
AeroGuard Flight Training Center is a global leader in ab initio flight training with three U.S. campuses that offer accelerated commercial pilot training programs to candidates from all over the world. With a commitment to safety and student success, AeroGuard’s high quality and career-focused curriculum has established airline-ready cadets for over 25 years with more than one million flight hours of training experience and graduating over 8,000 cadets.
Source: AeroGuard Flight Training Center
Photo Credit: AeroGuard Flight Training Center
India – Mumbai, India based pilot training facilitator ThePilot.in, which in the last year supported over 300 aspiring and student pilots by providing them with ground school and deploying them to flight schools around the world, has promoted a new commercial pilot training package in New Zealand starting at INR 57 lakhs (approximately USD 68,500).
The offering includes a CPL + Diploma in Aviation pathway delivered over a 15-month training duration.
Eligible students may apply for a student work permit, in line with New Zealand’s aviation education framework.
About ThePilot.in
ThePilot.in specializes in pilot training programs, DGCA ground classes, and type rating courses in collaboration with esteemed Flight Training Organizations worldwide.
Source: ThePilot.In
