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COVER STORY<br />

MILESTONES<br />

gourmet meals and beverages, priority<br />

services and much more. The passengers<br />

are now travelling in complete luxury<br />

with ultra-comfortable seats, gourmet<br />

meals, lounge access, enhanced baggage<br />

allowance and priority services besides<br />

other facilities like dedicated coaches,<br />

blankets and cushions and refreshing<br />

drinks and pre-meal drinks. The airline<br />

also has a dedicated cabin crew for<br />

business class passengers.<br />

It also reiterates India’s leadership role<br />

on the global aviation map. I look<br />

forward to working closely with my<br />

colleagues on the IATA Board of<br />

Governors to drive the sustainability<br />

agenda whilst facilitating further<br />

growth and development of the aviation<br />

industry across the globe.”<br />

JULY 2019<br />

launch of cadet pilot programme<br />

Want to fly high? <strong>Spice</strong>Jet’s Cadet Pilot<br />

Programme is the perfect launchpad you<br />

are looking for. Keeping in mind the<br />

aspirations of the young, <strong>Spice</strong>Jet’s new<br />

Cadet Pilot Programme is designed to<br />

give wings to the dreams and desires of<br />

the young to make a profession out of<br />

flying airline jets. Cadet Pilot<br />

Programme not only aims at providing<br />

trained professionals to the aviation<br />

industry but also an assured job with<br />

<strong>Spice</strong>Jet, on completion of the course.<br />

What’s more? The programme is<br />

designed for those eyeing for a seat in the<br />

cockpit of an aircraft. Students will be<br />

trained at best schools across the world,<br />

steering the course of career in the right<br />

direction. The programme will create<br />

ample opportunities for those seeking<br />

for a high-flying career.<br />

OCTOBER 2019<br />

promoting tourism in ras<br />

al-khaimah<br />

<strong>Spice</strong>Jet has also expanded its overseas<br />

operations. The airline entered into an<br />

MoU with the airport operator to<br />

co-operate, develop and promote<br />

tourism in Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE.<br />

After striking a deal on plans to create an<br />

‘aviation hub’ at the UAE airport,<br />

JUNE 2019<br />

first indian on board of governors,<br />

iata<br />

Another significant milestone for the<br />

airline! Ajay Singh, Chairman and<br />

Managing Director, <strong>Spice</strong>Jet, has been<br />

appointed on the Board of Governors<br />

(BoG) of the prestigious International<br />

Air Transport Association (IATA) for a<br />

three-year term effective from the<br />

conclusion of the 75th IATA AGM in<br />

Seoul, Republic of Korea. Singh is the<br />

only Indian on the Board of Governors of<br />

IATA, the world’s biggest airline<br />

grouping. As a member of BOG, Singh<br />

will participate in providing policy<br />

directives and guidance to IATA<br />

industry committees and to their<br />

subsidiary bodies. Speaking about this<br />

achievement, he said, “It is a matter of<br />

great honour for me to be inducted into<br />

the Board of Governors of IATA and to<br />

represent and serve the airline industry.<br />

<strong>Spice</strong>Jet has begun its flight operations<br />

from Delhi to Ras Al-Khaimah. The<br />

no-frills carrier hopes to use the base to<br />

extend its range as far as Western<br />

Europe and has started direct services<br />

from Delhi to the Emirates and aims to<br />

operate flights five times a week. By<br />

40<br />

JANUARY <strong>2020</strong>

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