Seria, May 17, 2024 – Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (BSP) held a signing ceremony to commemorate two new cadet pilot trainees at its aviation hangar in Anduki, Seria. This year’s scholarships have been granted to Yang Mulia Yasmin Suhaer binti Yusoff and Yang Mulia Hamiz Aqmar bin Abd Razak.
Present at the event was BSP’s Head of Bruneianisation and Talent, Yang Mulia Rezona Haji Tajudin and BSP’s Acting Head of Logistics Delivery Aviation, Yang Mulia Khanan Venugopal.
In his opening remarks, Khanan expressed his appreciation and congratulations to the new cadets for making it through the rigorous and meticulous selection process.
“The Cadet Pilot selection process is often gruelling and demanding, designed to test the mental and emotional resilience of the candidates. This year’s cadet pilot selection process took approximately five months and we started with 725 applications. 100 were shortlisted for written test at LLRC, 29 passed and interviewed, then down to 8 for Simulation test at CAE Rimba, and we now have the 2 successful candidates.”
Yasmin Suhaer binti Yusof, one of the cadets, shared her gratitude for the opportunity and pride for being awarded the scholarships.
“This journey will undoubtedly be challenging, but also immensely rewarding. I am committed to upholding the values of safety, integrity, teamwork, and excellence that Brunei Shell Petroleum represents,” she further shared.
The successful candidates will pursue European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program at Hillsboro Aero Academy (HAA), Oregon, in the United States of America for 18 months.