AeroGuard Flight Training this week graduated the first cadets from its training partnership with Air New Zealand.
In a statement, AeroGuard said this first group of student pilots completed their training—which includes certificates through Commercial Multi-Engine with Instrument Rating—at the flight school’s campus in Phoenix in under 12 months.
They will now move on to Type Rating and Multi-Crew Cooperation courses with Ansett Aviation Training in Dubai.
“This program was built to provide airline-ready professionals and we are proud of these cadets’ hard work and dedication to become just that,” AeroGuard CEO Joel Davidson said in a news release. “This partnership ensures a consistent pipeline of well-trained pilots who will uphold safety, professionalism, and excellence for Air New Zealand.”
AeroGuard trains Air New Zealand student pilots as part of a program called the Mangōpare Air New Zealand Pilot Cadetship. Described as a complete beginning-to-end flight training system, it prepares New Zealand citizens for eventual positions with the Auckland-based airline.
Ansett, which is based in Australia, is also part of the cadetship.
So far, AeroGuard has received five cohorts of trainees from the program at its Phoenix location.
The flight school also provides cadet training for Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, and Air India.
