“In the early days of aviation, many pilots were trained by the military. For example, we can deem that an individual cadet is best suited or ill-suited for a particular flight route.”Ĭhoudhrie on airlines' outsourcing their training to companies like Alpha Aviation Group Interestingly, by using AI in our flight simulators, we can learn things about a particular cadet and be able to place them better in the industry. Since we can reach so many more students this way, we are hoping that regulators will allow us to continue this teaching format on a long-term basis. We're continuing our programs on an e-learning basis.
We are adapting to the new COVID-19 world at Alpha Aviation also. I think the industry as a whole showed good leadership at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in temporarily ceasing operations.
“Obviously, this is an unprecedented situation. We have not seen something like this since SARS or Ebola and the airline industry has to adapt to this new reality. We feel that airlines are going to have to reduce the number of flights and look at their costs carefully when they do start flying again. Our vision is to have an Alpha Aviation qualified pilot on every flight deck operating in the Asia Pacific region.”Ĭhoudhrie on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on pilots and the travel industry: We have centers in the Philippines and United Arab Emirates. To date, we have trained more than 1,000 airline pilots from 40 countries. I was involved with Air Deccan, the first budget airline in India, and Alpha Aviation Group is the natural extension of that experience. Alpha Aviation Group was formed about 14 years ago, a result of that passion and my looking at the demand for pilots around the world. “It was always my childhood dream to either be a pilot or an astronaut. Here's a little of what Choudhrie had to say:Ĭhoudhrie on his company, Alpha Aviation Group and how he got started in the travel and tourism industry: He recently sat down with BizVision's Malcolm Gallagher on Gallagher's "Meet the Leader" show. Bhanu Choudhrie is the founder and executive director of Alpha Aviation Group, one of the world's leading providers of airline pilot training.
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