Become a pilot with CAE

Join one of CAE’s airline-training programmes today and start your journey to the flight deck
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CAE training programmes span the entire life cycle of a professional pilot. From cadet to captain, CAE has everything you need for your career as a pilot to take flight.

Why become a pilot with CAE

1500+ cadets graduate annually from CAE

With numerous aviation academies located all over the world, no other organization places more pilots with more airlines than CAE.

300+ airline partners globally

CAE’s reputation of excellent training is underpinned by the numerous airlines that have chosen us as partners for their professional cadet pilot programmes – American Airlines, Air Transat, easyJet, Qatar Airways, Volotea and many more!

70 training locations and 6 pilot academies worldwide

At CAE’s global flight academies, you will train in a professional commercial pilot training environment, shaping your skills and mindset to easily adapt for your future aviation career.

75+ years of experience

Backed by a 75-year record of industry firsts, we are the training partner of choice for airlines across the globe and the global leader in full-flight simulator manufacturing.

Our Aviation Academies

Our aviation academies provide the world’s finest training, while providing a family-like, supportive environment that is highly conducive to successful airline pilot training.

How to become an airline pilot

You have a passion for flight, and while this is key to career fulfilment on a personal level, you will need to balance it with other qualities that today’s airlines are looking for. Motivation and ambition, self-discipline, technical aptitude, stress management, maturity and spatial awareness; are all essential attributes of the pilot profile.

Growing pilot demand globally

CAE’s latest Aviation Talent Forecast based on renowned industry reports forecasts a 39% growth in pilot demand over the next 10 years. This growth is expected to come with exciting opportunities on the horizon for anyone wishing to become a pilot.

Are you ready to start your journey to the flight deck?