Sunwing partners with Mount Royal University to hire aviation grads

Sunwing Airlines has established a new partnership agreement with Mount Royal University and plans to hire its first graduates this coming summer.

Mount Royal is the latest university that the airline has partnered with, and the first in Alberta, as part of its direct entry cadet program for aviation graduates. Sunwing already has agreements in place with both the University of Waterloo and Seneca College in Ontario and has hired 24 graduates since the program was established in 2016.

“The decision to incorporate Mount Royal into our growing cadet program is a reflection on both their strong track record within the field of Aviation education and the calibre of their graduates," commented vice president of flight operations for Sunwing Airlines, Piyush Gandhi. "We have had an extremely positive experience with the pilots that we have hired already through our cadet program and we have no doubt that this new partnership – also the first to be established outside of Ontario where our airline is based - will be a strong success.”

About the aviation program

The Mount Royal Aviation Diploma stands out as it offers students the opportunity to graduate with both the academic qualifications and the in flight training needed to become a commercial airline pilot. 

Mount Royal University Aviation graduates have an average employment rate of 98 per cent. Once licensed to fly the aircraft, newly-hired graduates follow Sunwing Airlines’ continuous program of line indoctrination and receive mentoring to ensure that they achieve their career goals. 

Overall, the airline plans to hire between eight and ten new First Officers from its cadet program this coming year.

More information on careers within Sunwing Airlines can be found here. 

More information on the Mount Royal Aviation program can be found here.