An Indigenous-owned airline, along with other partners, has launched a training program especially for Indigenous students and women, hoping to relieve pilot shortages.
SASKATOON, Sask.-The Mitchison Flight Centre is hosting a Dziret'ái Pilot Training Program designed specifically to train Saskatchewan Indigenous students and women to achieve their goals of becoming pilots.
The program started in September 2024, when 9 of the 105 people who applied were chosen. It is funded by several organizations, including the Indigenous-owned RiseAir airline, mining companies, governments, and First Nations. Because of organizational funding, the program is free for students. Participants also received transportation assistance and accommodation in apartments during the p...
