| Born on 22nd November 1949,
Capt. Malik started training to become a pilot
in 1966 at the Delhi Flying Club. There he
gained his Commercial Pilots License (CPL)
for fixed wing aircraft before undertaking
advance airport management training with IAAI.
Early on in his career he independently
managed various international airports including
Amritsar in 1979, Bombay airport in 1980
and Delhi airport in 1981. In his executive
role at Delhi airport he managed more than
250 employees at different levels.
More than 50 pilots who are now flying
for various domestic and International Airlines
were trained by Capt Malik.
In 1973, Capt Malik joined the Department
of Civil Aviation in the influential role
of Aerodrome Officer. During his time there
he was
honoured with prestigious awards for the
work he did both in air traffic and airport
management. As the aviation market rapidly
expanded, he played a key role liaising
with various foreign airlines operating
their services via Delhi and other agencies.
Capt.Malik continued to excel in various
positions and in 1998 was rewarded with
the position of advisor to the minister
of civil aviation. He held the post until
2004. It was during this period that various
charter companies and new airlines started
emerging in India.
Having built up a vast amount of technical
and management expertise Capt Malik decided
to form his own company and Celestial Aviation
was born. Since then he has been successfully
providing complete aviation solutions for
businesses, political parties and individuals.
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