GRADUATION · CLASS OF 2026

The certificate is just the beginning.

You've earned the wings. Now step into the inner circle and command your next trajectory.

Graduation ceremony held each April Alumni join 3,000+ member pilots Top graduates invited back as assistant instructors
Congratulations

Look back on what you achieved

Ground school, simulator sessions, industry access — and for many of you, the first time you ever took the controls of an aircraft. The ceremony marks it. What comes next is the point.

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Certificate of Completion

Formal recognition of a structured, industry-aligned programme — for school portfolios, interviews and future applications.

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Flight record

A documented account of what you flew and how you performed, signed off by airline instructors.

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Recommendation letter

Issued subject to performance — which is exactly what makes it worth carrying.

Look back

Class of 2026

Graduation group photo
Cadets during the programme
Aerospace Ambassador cadets in uniform
Next trajectory

Two doors open at graduation

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The Alumni Programme

Your graduation is your entry ticket. A 40-hour training programme built to take alumni further, faster — with first solo in as little as 5 hours.

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Training programme
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The Global Bridge Programme

Take your newly validated skills international. Exclusive operational access to London, Paris and Prague — flying and aviation exposure beyond Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

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cities
London · Paris · Prague
Alumni
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Exclusive access
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A special message

Class of 2026

Our graduates received a personal message of congratulations from football legend John Terry — because discipline, teamwork and performing under pressure look the same whether the pitch is grass or tarmac.

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Beyond alumni status

Where graduates actually go

Assistant instructor rolesHigh-performing cadets may be invited into part-time work or work experience with HKPAPA.
Advanced flight trainingRecommendation into the First Solo and SPL programmes.
Cadet pilot preparationInterview and selection coaching with airline pilots.
An association, not an alumni listMembership alongside 3,000+ professional pilots and aviation professionals.
The pathway

You're further along than you think

Age 4+
Simulator
Age 8+
AAP
You are here
Graduate
Licence
Solo → SPL
Career
Cadet Pilot

You've earned the wings. Now use them.

Alumni status is the start of the next programme, not the end of the last one.

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