Will Train Over 600 Candidates For Jazeera Airways, Kingfisher
And Wizz Air
CAE
is growing its pilot provisioning initiative to address the global
pilot shortage. The company recently signed agreements to source,
recruit, and train more than 600 candidate pilots for Jazeera
Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Wizz Air over a four year period.
The contracts were awarded over the last few months during
CAE’s fiscal year 2008.
"We’re delighted that Wizz Air, Kingfisher Airlines, and
Jazeera Airways have recognized CAE’s leadership in
recruiting and training pilots," said Jeff Roberts, Group
President, Civil Training & Services and Innovation. "Over the
past 12 months, CAE has already recruited and trained more than 700
pilots through its pilot supply programs. We look forward to
recruiting new pilots that will help these airlines continue to
grow and prosper."
Jazeera Airways is a low-fare airline based in Kuwait and Dubai
that flies to destinations in the Middle East, Europe and India.
Under the terms of the contract, CAE will source, recruit and
conduct A320 type rating training of trainees proposed to be
employed or contracted by the airline. Training will take place in
the Emirates-CAE flight training center in Dubai and in the CAE
Madrid training centre in Spain.
Based in Mumbai, India, Kingfisher Airlines operates an
extensive network to a range of destinations, with plans for
regional and long-haul international services. Under the terms of
the contract, CAE will source, recruit and train pilots for various
aircraft types, including Airbus A320 aircraft. Training will take
place in the Emirates-CAE flight training centre in Dubai, the CAE
Madrid training centre in Spain, or the CAE Brussels training
centre in Belgium.
Wizz Air is a low cost airline based in Central and Eastern
Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, CAE will source, recruit
and train pilots for Airbus A320 aircraft. Training will take place
in the Emirates-CAE flight training centre in Dubai and in the CAE
Madrid training centre in Spain.
CAE says its pilot provisioning program is a turnkey service
that includes a complete range of pilot recruiting and training
services for airlines. CAE is already under contract with several
airlines to recruit, train and supply pilots. CAE will undertake a
global search for recruits using its considerable international
database and leveraging the CAE Global Academy, a global alliance
of flight training organizations.