CTC Aviation Training targeting Aussie cadets

Kiwi airline pilot training provider CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Limited is wooing Aussie cadets through a nationwide recruitment drive this month.

The Hamilton, New Zealand-based professional training organisation, which currently provides pilot graduates to Jetstar Australia, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Pacific and a number of European airlines, is actively recruiting pilots in Australia for the first time due to increased airline demand.

“CTC is currently supplying pilots to Jetstar Australia, who require a number of pilots in the next 12 months,” CEO Ian Calvert says. “Plus, Jetstar Asia in Singapore has asked for 15 pilots in training by 31 March 2012.

“Additionally, CTC is in negotiations with major airlines in Asia, the Middle East and Europe who are all signalling a huge demand for pilots in both the short and long-term. We are recruiting in Australia so that we can train enough pilots to ensure we continue to have the capacity to meet our airline partners’ demands.”

CTC Aviation Training currently trains around 180 airline pilots each year, but it estimates that in one year from now that number will rise to between 250 and 300.

Accordingly, CTC Aviation Training is bringing a recruitment roadshow to Australia from late September, with stopovers in Perth (Sep 28 & 29), Brisbane (Sep 30 & Oct 1), Melbourne (Oct 3 & 4) and Sydney (Oct 5 & 6).

Since launching the Jetstar Cadetship in 2009, CTC has trained 30 pilots from Australia and New Zealand for the programme, and currently CTC is training a further 12 pilots as part of the Jetstar Cadet Programme.

“The Australians who have sought out the opportunity to train with CTC in New Zealand have done so primarily for two reasons,” Calvert explains. “Firstly, they recognise that CTC’s unwavering commitment to producing the highest quality airline pilots is highly respected by the major airlines around the world with whom we work closely with.

“And, secondly, New Zealand is a familiar yet exciting country for Australian trainees to live and work.  Many see the opportunity to spend some time here while completing their flight training as an added bonus.”

For further details and to register for the CTC Australian recruitment drive visit www.ctcwings.com/nz/events.