SpiceJet, India’s most preferred low – frills airline, has joined hands with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies to provide its employees full-time MBA and BBA programme in Aviation Management. This programme is a fully sponsored opportunity from SpiceJet to its employees and also includes free facilities like travel and stay while employees attend classes at Gurgaon campus. This is the second major step towards employee empowerment announced by the airline, the first being ESOP offerings to all its employees.
SpiceJet has selected first batch comprising of 15 students who have qualified for the MBA programme. The objective of starting this programme is to provide managerial education to junior and middle level managers and enable them to develop skills and talent required for higher managerial positions in the organization.
Speaking on this, Siddhanta Sharma – Executive Chairman & CEO – SpiceJet Ltd. said,“Our people are our most valued assets and we believe in investing in our employees for their individual growth and for the development of the company. Programmes like these, offer opportunities to our young talents and help them groom to become tomorrows Managers.”
The Aviation Management programme imparts knowledge to the candidates on application of modern management concepts, methods and tools to the challenges of aviation industry. The special intricacies of aviation sector are woven into a strong, traditional business foundation and examined in greater detail through the wide variety of specified electives. The curriculum is oriented towards brand management, customer satisfaction, passenger services and fleet management, allied services and fueling management.
About SpiceJet
SpiceJet is India's ‘best low cost airline’ *, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value. We operate over 100 flights daily to 18 cities viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Mumbai, Port Blair, Pune, Srinagar and Varanasi. Our on-time performance is amongst the best in India, at 82%, coupled with a Technical Dispatch Reliability of 99.6% making us an airline with least cancellations. SpiceJet's new generation fleet of 18 Boeing 737-800 / 737-900ER aircraft are backed by cutting edge technology and infrastructure to ensure the highest standards in safety and operating efficiency.
* SpiceJet was recognized as Best Low Cost Airline for 2007 by TAFI (Travel Agents Federation of India)-Abacus, awarded at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
SpiceJet offers educational opportunities for its employees
