Regional Meetings
For ease of reference, we have created a new page on the AsBAA website which lists all the minutes of past meetings and dates of future meetings in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia. You can find these pages here: http:// asbaa. org / events-2 / regional-chapter-meetings / http:// asbaa. org / regional-chapter-meeting-minutes /
Mainland China 20 May, Beijing
Hong Kong 24 May, at TAG Aviation Asia
Singapore 24 May, at HFW
CSR in Aviation
AsBAA talks to Ray Wilson,
Director Operations, TAG Aviation
What is your role at TAG?
Director Operations. Please describe the TAG Cadet Pilot scheme. It started in July 2017 and we currently have 3 pilot trainees in various stages of the program. One of the cadets, a lady, has recently passed her Australian Grade two instructors rating, another gentleman is a Grade 3 instructor whilst the last cadet is in the PPL Phase of his training TAG Aviation Asia( TAA) opened the opportunity to prospective employees who aspire to be aviators.“ TAG Aviation Asia Aviator” is a fully sponsored Cadet Pilot Program at Flight Training Adelaide,( FTA), based in Adelaide, South Australia. This school trains sponsored Airline cadets and the program we run is based on the same footprint the airlines follow. See www. flighttrainingadelaide. com for more info on the school. The sponsored program includes accommodation, allowances, ground and flight training up to the level of a Commercial Pilot. Whilst on course TAA provides oversight with management visits to the school and we are kept abreast of progress with monthly reports on each cadet. Once CPL is obtained the cadets do an instructor rating at FTA and followed by a 3-year tenure as a flight instructor with them. This gives them the opportunity to gain experience and advanced ratings( IFR, Multi and Aerobatic) with the aim of returning to Hong Kong with an ATPL and at least 1500 hrs. TAG Aviation Asia is the first business aviation management company in Asia to introduce an employer sponsored flying program.
Where is the scheme in operation? Scheme is in operations at Flight Training Adelaide. www. flighttrainingadelaide. com
Can Asian students and aspiring cadets access the scheme? At the moment the scheme is open to aspiring cadets who are employees of TAG Aviation Asia.
How do you select candidates? We utilise the same selection process as airline and self-sponsored clients of FTA use. This includes a battery of tests, aptitude testing, physiological tests and panel interviews. The college has a big say in the outcome as the cadets will be placed with them as instructor post pilot training.
Philip Balmer, Director Maintenance, Tinny Tse, Cadet Pilot, Eddie Wong, Director, TAG Aviation Asia.
What are your plans to grow or change the Cadet scheme. The plan is to have a steady flow of talented pilots into the company. The next step in the process has not been activated yet, but the plan is to have the cadets placed as a cruise relief pilots at a reputable airline for two years. This will help expose them to international operations, give them an opportunity to gain more hours( Major stumbling block for progression in the corporate world due to low utilization of aircraft) and cement a structured operating philosophy before they return and are eligible to fly on our aircraft as First Officers.
If students are interested in knowing more about the scheme, how can they find out more? They can apply on the TAG Aviation Asia employment portal or contact our Flight Crew Resources Manager( Recruitment) Mrs. Paula Rousseau at prousseau @ tagaviation. asia