SPICE APRIL 2017 IPAD LR

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SpiceJet hosts the first AME apprenticeship for Indian aviation
In a first-of-its-kind initiative by an Indian airline, SpiceJet unveiled an extensive
apprenticeship programme for engineering and maintenance workforce in its bid to
tap young talent across the country. With Indian aviation grappling with a dearth of
quality engineers, SpiceJet has pioneered a year-long DGCA-approved enterprise to roll
out industry-ready candidates. On March 15, in the presence of key dignitaries such as
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Jayant
Sinha, Minister of State, Civil Aviation, SpiceJet hosted the convocation ceremony of the
first batch, which comprised 21 students. The extensive training programme encompasses
three months of theory-based, classroom guidance followed by immediate exposure to
on-ground experiential learning with e-learning being pursued on an ongoing basis. The
training is imparted by industry veterans with an average experience of more than 20
years who have been exposed to all kinds of aircraft (from turboprops to wide-bodied).
The trainees were offered a stipend along with the training and on successful completion
of the programme will be offered jobs in SpiceJet. This apprentice programme is a small
contribution of SpiceJet towards PM Narendra Modi’s vision of Skill India.
SpiceJet is India’s most
punctual airline
SpiceJet continues its dominance
in the aviation space by clocking
the highest industry OTP (On-time
Performance) and PLF (Passenger
Load Factor) in February 2017 as per
statistics released by DGCA. This is the
fifth month in a row that the airline
topped the OTP charts, at 81.1%. The
airline also topped the PLF metrics
for the industry at 93.7%, garnering
over 90% PLF for the 23rd month in
a row. SpiceJet, which operates on
an average 343 daily flights, carried
almost 11.32 lakh passengers in
February 2017.
SpiceJet celebrates
International Women’s Day
Clockwise from above: The convocation ceremony of the first batch of 21 students of the
apprenticeship programme; Ajay Singh, CMD, SpiceJet; With Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Jayant Sinha
On March 8, solo female passengers
were offered a free upgrade to a
SpiceMax seat if the latter was available.
All female passengers were also
offered complimentary hot beverages
and cookies on all Boeing flights.
SpiceJet’s female ground and cabin
crew also flaunted badges that read
#StopStereotypingWomen besides
#InternationalWomensDay and #SpiceJet.
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