Ajay Prasad Pradhan

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Email
Department
Department of Applied Aerospace Science
College
College of Aviation

Ajay’s passion for aviation and teaching stems from his 34 years in the aviation industry as a pilot flying STOL turboprop aircraft and over 30 years of teaching pilots as a flight and ground instructor. He has taught pilot’s technical and performance classes and Crew Resource Management. He is rated on the Dornier 228 aircraft as a TRE/ TRI and has flown the DeHavilland Twin Otter, Saab340, and PAC750 XL. In addition, he is rated on the A320. He holds Airline Transport Pilot licenses in the USA and Nepal.

He has also worked in airline management and holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Canberra, Australia, for his thesis on the retention of STOL pilots in Nepal. He has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Northampton, UK.

He is currently based in Singapore and manages the trading company he founded.  

  • D.B.A. - Doctor of Business Administration in Professional: Research, University of Canberra
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration, University of Northampton