AirAsia opens applications for Cadet Pilot program

AirAsia has opened applications for its cadet pilot program, with training costs partly financed by the carrier.

Applications for the Dare to Fly! The Allstars Cadet Pilot Program will run until Thursday, February 20, 2020.

The program is in collaboration with Omni Aviation Corporation, and provides cadets up to two years of technical and leadership training.

"AirAsia is proud to have the best pilots in the country and we will strive to train more young cadets with our partner Omni Aviation Corporation," said AirAsia Philippines CEO Ricky Isla in a statement.

Qualifications for the program include Filipino citizenship, minimum height of 158 cm., between 21 and 28 years of age at the time of application, and good command of English and Filipino, both written and spoken.

According to AirAsia, it expects 1,000 applicants to qualify based on the eligibility tests, but only 300 applicants will proceed to the final stages of the selection process to measure cognitive and psychomotor skills.

"The program aims to produce at least ten cadet pilots for its first batch," it said.

"AirAsia will advance partial training costs for Allstars (AirAsia employees) who are accepted into the program," the carrier added.

Applicants may send in their forms online through this link. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/LBG, GMA News