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About Akasa Air
Akasa Air is a low-cost airline based in India. It flies under the IATA code QP and ICAO code AKJ. Its hubs are Bengaluru (BLR) and Mumbai (BOM). Its fleet includes the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737 MAX 200.
Its cadet route is the Akasa SkyCadet Pilot Training Programme. Programme partner: Dunes Aviation Academy; Skynex Aero Pvt. Ltd. On 11 October 2026 the programme was listed as closed. Akasa Air also recruits licensed pilots as direct-entry first officers. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 5 stages.
The five phases
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Application screening
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Aptitude test
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Psychometric assessment and medicalPractise this phase
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In-person interviewPractise this phase
Where to train for Akasa Air
2 flight schools have a published link with this airline. Each entry says what the link is and who states it.
Dunes Aviation Academy (A unit of Ganpat Care Foundation)India · Akasa SkyCadet Pilot ProgramAirline cadet partnerNamed by the airline and the schoolApplications currently closed
Skynex Aero Pvt. Ltd.India · Akasa SkyCadet Pilot Training ProgrammeAirline cadet partnerNamed by the airlineApplications currently closed
Akasa Air at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- QP / AKJ1
- Country
- India
- Hubs
- Bengaluru (BLR), Mumbai (BOM)1
- Fleet
- Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 2001
- Cadet programme
- Akasa SkyCadet Pilot Training Programme (closed as of 11 Oct 2026)2
- Direct entry
- First officers7
SALARYSenior first officer: ₹3.40 lakh per month (pay from July 2023, 2023)Senior captain: ₹6.25 lakh per month (pay from July 2023, 2023)Captain: up to Rs 7.75 lakh per month at 60 hours (maximum pay, 2023)Akasa Air pilot salary
- 1Wikipedia: Akasa Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Akasa SkyCadet Pilot Training Programme | Akasa Air · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 3Selection Process step 1 image on the SkyCadet page · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 4Akasa Air SkyCadet selection process, step 2 · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 5Selection Process step 3 image on the SkyCadet page · accessed 10 Oct 2026
- 6Careers at Akasa Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 7Hiring Pilots - Careers at Akasa Air · accessed 11 Oct 2026
