Astonfly

Astonfly is a French flight school that trains airline pilots only. It is based at Paris Saclay Versailles airport in Toussus le Noble. The school has trained more than 2000 airline pilots since 2004.

The school offers one integrated ATP course that lasts 24 months. The entire course is taught in English. There are four intakes each year. Students can choose between two programs within this single course.

The Ryanair Future Flyer Academy is the first program. Astonfly is the exclusive Ryanair partner in France for this program. Students receive a conditional job offer from Ryanair before training begins. Ryanair also funds the Boeing 737 type rating. The second program is Multi Airlines. This program prepares students for selection at several airlines. It includes access to the Astonjob placement portal and maintains qualifications for 24 months after training.

The fleet has 15 Cessna 172S aircraft with Garmin G1000 avionics. It also has 8 Diamond DA42 aircraft with Garmin G1000 for multi engine and instrument training. There is 1 Mudry Cap 10 for upset and unusual attitude training. Each aircraft has four seats for training in pairs. The school uses 3 ALSIM AL250 FNPT II simulators. It also has 2 Boeing 737 FNPT II MCC simulators for multi crew training.

Astonfly is an EASA Approved Training Organisation with the reference FR.ATO.0036. It is approved by the French DGAC. The school is Qualiopi certified. It holds Part CAO approval for in house maintenance of its fleet. It is also a signatory of the SNPL ethics charter for pilot schools.

The school offers a refund of all theory fees if a student fails the nine month theory phase. It also provides revalidation of MEP and IR ME ratings. Admission is open to students from age 17 with a high school diploma or equivalent. No prior flight experience is required to apply for the program.

Services

• Integrated ATP course
• Ryanair Future Flyer Academy
• Multi Airlines programme
• MEP revalidation
• IR ME revalidation
• Multi crew training
• Upset and unusual attitude training
• Astonjob placement portal