AIRDO is launching a crowdfunding campaign for its first in-house pilot training program, the ‘Lakseløp Project’.
The Lakseløp Project, a collaboration among Hokkaido, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Hokkaido University, Otaru University of Commerce, Kitami Institute of Technology, and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Hokkaido, marks AIRDO’s first foray into in-house pilot training. Candidates will undergo approximately two years of training abroad and one year in Japan, with training expenses to be shared between the candidates and AIRDO. The plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign were announced in November 2023.
The crowdfunding will take place on the ‘READYFOR’ platform from August 22 to October 21, in collaboration with Somes Saddle, ACE Luggage, and Ishida Bookbinding.
‘Lakseløp’ comes from the Norwegian word for the salmon run, symbolizing the hope that individuals will venture from Hokkaido to the wider world, grow significantly, and return to Hokkaido to thrive in the future.
