UK-based Skyborne Airline Academy has announced the graduation of its first group of trainees ahead of the IndiGo programme restarting later this year. Seventy-seven trainees have graduated as highly sought-after Second Officers.
The partnership between Skyborne and IndiGo sees trainees undergo 12 months of US FAA 141 commercial pilot training in Vero Beach, Florida, before returning to India to convert their US FAA licence to an Indian DGCA licence and finishing with combined MCC and A320 type rating in Abu Dhabi.
Captain Ashim Mittra, Senior Vice President - Flight Operations, IndiGo, said there was a demand for type-rated pilots in India. “Today, through our partnership with Skyborne, we are delighted to meet those demands and grow our pool of well-trained Junior First Officers.”
Lee Woodward, CEO, Skyborne, said, “We are proud that amidst uncertainty, our promise of quality, through the best education and experience possible, has and will continue to support our graduates in their pathways to becoming successful pilots for India’s leading airline.”
The 18-month programme enables selected trainees 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 Junior First Officer with IndiGo.
Skyborne Airline Academy is a modern airline training academy based in Vero Beach, Florida, United States, and Gloucestershire Airport in the United Kingdom.
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