Dhaka: Country's biggest private carrier US-Bangla Airlines sent the second batch of 11 cadet pilots to Florida, the United States of America for higher flight training at its own cost on May 30.

The move was part of the airline's efforts to develop quality pilots to meet the growing demand of aviators as air travel rises exponentially both domestically and globally. Earlier, in the first phase, US-Bangla Airlines sent the first batch of 10 cadet pilots on May 2 to the USA.

In continuation, the second batch of the remaining 11 cadets flew to the USA for the same purpose on May 30. Currently, all 21 students are training at the Epic Flying Academy, Smyrna Beach, Florida.

US-Bangla sends second batch of cadets to USA for pilot training
State Minister for MoCAT Md Mahbub Ali addressing the occasion-Photo: Monitor

After completing the advanced flight training course, they will get the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Pilot License (FAA CPL) and join US-Bangla Airlines as professional pilots.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali commended US Bangla Airlines' initiative to send trainee pilots to the United States of America for higher flight training saying it will undoubtedly play a crucial role in the development of Bangladesh's aviation sector.

The State Minister said this while addressing a programme organised on the occasion of sending the cadet pilots by US Bangla Airlines to the USA for further flight training at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on May 28.

Mainul Islam, Chief Executive Officer of US-Bangla Group, in his address, said, "Next, we will be sending engineers, cabin-crew, and even ground staff abroad to complete further training in an effort to grow expert human resource and build a complete and safe quality aviation system."

Air Commodore Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury, Member, CAAB; Mofizur Rahman, Secretary-General, AOAB; Md Mahbub Jahan, Director and Kamrul Islam, General Manager, US-Bangla Airlines were also present on the occasion, among others.