<p>It’s just over two years since Loganair struck out on its own again after being involved in a franchise agreement with Flybe for some years. On the night of 31 August 2017, everything changed and the next morning a new era in the airline’s history began.</p>
<p><img alt="LoganAir" src="/getasset/f27e6539-1a6a-4362-8341-ee0906e579a2/" /></p>
<p>After just one year of operations as “Scotland’s Airline”, the airline garnered the 2018 Airline of the Year Award from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). This was followed up with a move into using Embraer ERJ family aircraft and taking over a number of routes left by the bankruptcy of its former sister airline in Airline Investments Limited (AIL), flybmi. The carrier now operates a total of 18 international destinations.</p>
<p>The airline has now set about underpinning that growth with the launch of a pilot training programme in collaboration with its training provider, CAE. The move was announced alongside the signing of a new three-year pilot training contract between the two, which build on a long-standing relationship of more than 15 years.</p>
<p>The new CAE Loganair Graduate Pilot Program has been designed to deliver a pathway for qualified graduates to get their type rating training on the aircraft in Loganair’s fleet, the Saab 340, ATR42/72 and, of course, the Embraer ERJ 135 and ERJ 145. That fleet currently includes 13 ERJ 145s, 4 ERJ 135s and 13 Saab 340s and deliveries have just begun of the ATRs</p>
<p>The airline will sponsor the type rating training and those who successfully pass will be employed by Loganair on the relevant aircraft.</p>
<p>CAE’s role is to select, screen, assess and train the graduates for Loganair. The programme will train more than 80 new pilots, and the first group of candidates is already in training. Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) graduates who meet eligibility requirements, will then interview with Loganair for available graduate pilot positions.</p>
<p>Depending on the aircraft type on which the graduate qualifies the terms of the new pilot training agreement, Loganair’s pilots will train at various CAE European training centres including CAE Amsterdam, CAE Copenhagen, CAE London Burgess Hill, CAE Madrid and CAE Stockholm.</p>
<p>“The launch of Loganair’s Graduate Pilot Program is a great opportunity for aspiring professional airline pilots,” commented Maurice Boyle, chief operations officer at Loganair. “Quality training is extremely important for Loganair and we are setting up this programme to further build on our strong foundation of service excellence and aviation safety. Through our partnership with CAE, we are giving pilots access to the highest standard of training from the very beginning of their flying career.”</p>
<p>“Loganair graduates will be on the fast-track to success as they launch their careers in aviation,” added Nick Leontidis, CAE’s group president, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. “Training partnerships such as this one bring innovative pilot solutions to the industry. CAE’s forward-thinking approach will create excellent opportunities for Loganair, and we congratulate our airline partner for its continued success.”</p>
<p>For CPL graduates looking for type rating and the next career step, an award-winning – and growing – regional airline could be just the job.</p>
<p><img alt="LoganAir" src="/getasset/f27e6539-1a6a-4362-8341-ee0906e579a2/" /></p>
<p>After just one year of operations as “Scotland’s Airline”, the airline garnered the 2018 Airline of the Year Award from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). This was followed up with a move into using Embraer ERJ family aircraft and taking over a number of routes left by the bankruptcy of its former sister airline in Airline Investments Limited (AIL), flybmi. The carrier now operates a total of 18 international destinations.</p>
<p>The airline has now set about underpinning that growth with the launch of a pilot training programme in collaboration with its training provider, CAE. The move was announced alongside the signing of a new three-year pilot training contract between the two, which build on a long-standing relationship of more than 15 years.</p>
<p>The new CAE Loganair Graduate Pilot Program has been designed to deliver a pathway for qualified graduates to get their type rating training on the aircraft in Loganair’s fleet, the Saab 340, ATR42/72 and, of course, the Embraer ERJ 135 and ERJ 145. That fleet currently includes 13 ERJ 145s, 4 ERJ 135s and 13 Saab 340s and deliveries have just begun of the ATRs</p>
<p>The airline will sponsor the type rating training and those who successfully pass will be employed by Loganair on the relevant aircraft.</p>
<p>CAE’s role is to select, screen, assess and train the graduates for Loganair. The programme will train more than 80 new pilots, and the first group of candidates is already in training. Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) graduates who meet eligibility requirements, will then interview with Loganair for available graduate pilot positions.</p>
<p>Depending on the aircraft type on which the graduate qualifies the terms of the new pilot training agreement, Loganair’s pilots will train at various CAE European training centres including CAE Amsterdam, CAE Copenhagen, CAE London Burgess Hill, CAE Madrid and CAE Stockholm.</p>
<p>“The launch of Loganair’s Graduate Pilot Program is a great opportunity for aspiring professional airline pilots,” commented Maurice Boyle, chief operations officer at Loganair. “Quality training is extremely important for Loganair and we are setting up this programme to further build on our strong foundation of service excellence and aviation safety. Through our partnership with CAE, we are giving pilots access to the highest standard of training from the very beginning of their flying career.”</p>
<p>“Loganair graduates will be on the fast-track to success as they launch their careers in aviation,” added Nick Leontidis, CAE’s group president, Civil Aviation Training Solutions. “Training partnerships such as this one bring innovative pilot solutions to the industry. CAE’s forward-thinking approach will create excellent opportunities for Loganair, and we congratulate our airline partner for its continued success.”</p>
<p>For CPL graduates looking for type rating and the next career step, an award-winning – and growing – regional airline could be just the job.</p>