CAE

CAE is a global leader in aviation training and simulation, and one of the largest professional pilot training networks in the world. With roots tracing back to the historic Oxford Aviation Academy in the United Kingdom, it operates training centres across multiple continents and trains cadets under both EASA and other regulatory frameworks. It has trained tens of thousands of professional pilots now flying for airlines worldwide.

Training at CAE

CAE offers a full range of professional pathways, including integrated ATPL programmes that take students from ab-initio to a frozen ATPL, modular routes, and airline-specific cadet and MPL programmes developed in partnership with carriers. Its network hosts several of the industry's best-known airline schemes — including the American Airlines Cadet Academy and JetBlue Gateway Select at its Phoenix academy, the IndiGo cadet programme at NFTI in Gondia, and the Generation easyJet MPL programme — with flight training combining real aircraft and CAE's extensive simulator fleet before cadets progress to multi-crew and type-related training.

Admission involves a structured selection process that typically includes aptitude and psychometric testing, assessments of numerical and verbal reasoning, and interviews to gauge motivation and suitability for an airline career. Because CAE's screening mirrors the kind of computer-based aptitude batteries used by airlines, candidates benefit from preparing for pilot aptitude assessments well before applying.