British Airways and Skyborne launch applications for the 2025 Speedbird Pilot Academy
Gloucestershire, UK – 11 February, 2025: British Airways and Skyborne Airline Academy are today announcing the opening of applications for the 2025 Speedbird Pilot Academy. The multi-million-pound training initiative, launched in 2023, offers aspiring pilots of all backgrounds a fully-funded path to the flight deck with British Airways. Successful candidates will undergo a joint selection […]
Skyborne Celebrates Partnership with DHL Air UK for Fully Funded Pilot Programme
Gloucestershire Airport, UK – 4th November, 2024: Skyborne Airline Academy has announced an exciting new collaboration with DHL, the world leader in logistics, to launch a fully funded Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) programme, designed to support employees of DHL Air (UK). The first group of trainees, based at DHL Air’s East Midlands hub, […]
IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program Celebrates Five Years of US Training with Skyborne
Vero Beach, FL, August 19, 2024 Today marks five years since training began in the United States for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program with Skyborne. Rina Basu, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, Skyborne, says: “I’m extremely proud of each intake of our IndiGo Cadets who have achieved their US FAA and Indian DGCA dual licences. Our program […]
Skyborne partners with Symbiotics to prepare IndiGo cadets for the future
Skyborne is announcing its partnership with Symbiotics, a strategic move that will enhance pilot aptitude testing for prospective applicants to the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program. The collaboration aims to provide a comprehensive pre-screening process using Symbiotics’ full ADAPT suite of pilot aptitude tests to reduce assessment day costs for candidates and identify talented individuals with […]
Meet Skyborne Graduate and IndiGo Pilot, Rajiv Bakshi
Name: Rajiv Bakshi Career: IndiGo Pilot Former Skyborne Cadet on our IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program recently got in touch with us to share his experience of training at Skyborne, and what it now means to him to be flying for his dream airline. What made you choose the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program? “I always knew […]
Skyborne and IndiGo strengthen pilot training partnership
Skyborne has signed a five-year contract extension with IndiGo, India’s largest passenger airline, to continue to train its next generation of A320 First Officers. Applications are open for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme with Skyborne, offering 100 selected cadets per year an international training programme and US FAA and Indian DGCA dual licences. Rina Basu, […]
First female commercial pilot from Darjeeling
Sakshi Pradhan became the first female commercial pilot from Darjeeling back in April 2023. Sakshi, a resident of DB Giri Road, was inducted as an A-20 junior first officer in IndiGo airlines in Gurugram on March 15. She was selected for the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Training Programme in 2019 through Skyborne and underwent training in […]
British Airways selects Skyborne for its Speedbird Pilot Academy
British Airways, the UK’s flag carrier, is today announcing Skyborne as the official UK partner for its first official Speedbird Pilot Academy. Applications are now open for the multi-million-pound training initiative which offers a fully funded path to the flight deck with British Airways, offering talented candidates the opportunity to begin a rewarding career with […]
