16 Millenials will Become Cebu Pacific Commercial Pilots

The 16 successful cadet Pilots are chosen from a pool of over 12,500 applicants that will be sent to Australia for a 52 weeks aviation training.

Cebu Pacific will spend One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD $100 Thousand) for every cadet to study a flight training and experience 173 flying hours on their way to becoming licensed commercial pilots. Cebu Pacific is spending a total of Twenty Five Million Dollars (USD $25 Million) under the program to train 240 pilots, in three batches of 16 each per year for five years to expand its current pool of 700 pilots who fly more than 60 aircraft.

The First batch of Cadet Pilots that will be sent to Australia for flight training are millennials between that ages of 21 to 27 and have college degrees and two of them are women. The Sixteen (16) Cadet Pilots passed a series of tests, medical and physical examination and attended an aviation foundation course at Philippine Academy for Aviation Training at Clark Freeport Zone before deploying in Australia.

Among the Qualifications to join the program are a valid Philippine Passport, College Degrees, strong academic background and passionate and service oriented attitude. Cebu Pacific Vice President for Flight Operations reminds cadets of three important attributes of a pilot, discipline, discipline and discipline.

Cebu Pacific Air are looking to attract more young motivated, and deserving individuals to be a part of the company and to serve the courting in the expanding industry. After the completion of 52 Weeks training in Australia for 16 Cadet Pilots, they will return to Philippines to complete the type rating and licensing requirements to become commercial pilots starting as First Officers.

Cebu Pacific Says the program remain open to Filipino Citizens who are College Graduates, proficient in English and hold passports valid for at least two years prior to the start of the program. The screening process for applicants begins with an online screening followed by an onsite screening for core skills and pilot aptitude tests, among other examinations where a fee of Seventeen Thousand Pesos. The Cebu Pacific and FTA will jointly select the final list of candidates.

The Candidates for the second Batch of Cadet Pilots are currently being screened, while application for the third batch is set to open by Mid May 2018.

Reference: Cebu Pacific News