SmartLynx Airlines has joined Avion Express and Air Explore in the Pilot Runway project. Recently launched by BAA Training and backed by its parent company, Avia Solutions Group—the world’s largest ACMI provider—the pilot training programme offers a financial solution, and a job guarantee at the group’s airlines upon completing the training, Norbertas Akromas, Managing Director, Pilot Runway, said. IATA estimates half a million pilots will need to be recruited globally over the next two decades. In Europe, 5,000 to 6,000 new pilots will be needed annually. In response to this demand, the Pilot Runway program aims to train up to 200 new pilots yearly through its Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) programme. The new partnership is further expanding Pilot Runway’s reach and impact, offering more opportunities for aspiring pilots to start their careers in aviation and lending a helping hand in solving the ongoing pilot demand issue.
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