Aéropyrénées

Aéropyrénées is a professional pilot school in France. It was founded in 1970 at Perpignan airport. The school says it is the first professional private sector pilot school in the country. Its main focus is airline pilot training.

The school has training centres in Perpignan, Toussus-le-Noble near Paris, Valence-Chabeuil, Rennes, Thiès in Senegal and La Réunion. It says each centre offers its own climate, terrain and airspace, which helps students meet the demands of the job. Since it began, the school has logged more than 392,000 hours of airline pilot training. In 2025 it gave over 840 training actions and flew more than 7,000 hours.

Aéropyrénées offers about thirty courses for professional and private pilots. The integrated ATPL course is for people who have never flown. Modular courses suit those with some experience, and they include private pilot licence, ATPL theory, distance ATPL, hour building, commercial pilot licence, multi-engine piston, instrument rating and MCC. Other courses cover upset prevention and recovery training, English language checks, instructor and examiner courses, licence conversion, renewals, class and type ratings, and remote pilot training for drones. A programme called Handipilote is aimed at people with a physical disability. Leisure customers can book an introductory flight.

The school runs 46 aircraft across its three main centres, including single-engine and twin-engine models. Panels range from classic IFR instruments such as HSI and ADF to ASPEN, GNS 430/650 and G5 equipment. Simulators are also part of the training. Students can fly at any time, even during the theory phase.

The school trains under approval number FR.ATO 0038. It has its own approved maintenance workshop, FR.145.0615, and an airworthiness office, FR.MG.0136. Aircraft are maintained on site. The school reports a 97 percent success rate across its courses.

Other services include a financing offer from 1.99 percent through partners, a calendar of start dates, a sponsorship offer, help with housing and medical visits, an alumni network and open days. The school also appears at events such as the SIAE and SFMA shows at Le Bourget.

Services

• Integrated ATPL
• Modular pilot training
• Private pilot licence
• Commercial pilot licence
• Instrument rating
• Flight instructor training
• Examiner courses
• Licence conversion
• Class and type ratings
• Introductory flights