Airline Cadet Programme Sees Largest Intake Yet

Skyborne is celebrating 48 cadets who have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to train as part of the Cadet Pilot Programme of IndiGo.

The aspiring pilots will begin the programme at Skyborne’s new ground school in Delhi, India, before heading to the academy’s purpose-built 12-acre campus in Vero Beach, Florida, U.S., for 12 months of flight training. Following this, cadets return to India for license conversion and type rating, and upon successful completion, take up positions as A320 Junior First Officers with IndiGo.

The 48 cadets make it the largest intake at Skyborne since its partnership with IndiGo began in 2019. To date, more than 360 cadets have enrolled at Skyborne.

Rina Basu, Regional Director (Asia Pacific), Skyborne, says: “With another record intake, of which 27% are women, we are also proud to continue raising the benchmark for diversity within the flight deck, while supporting IndiGo to meet rising workforce demand.”

Lee Woodward, CEO, Skyborne, adds: “India’s aviation industry has seen significant growth this past year alone. With the country’s commercial fleet projected to triple by 2035*, now is an important time to pursue an airline career."

Applications are open for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme with Skyborne.