Egnatia Aviation

Egnatia Aviation is a flight training school in northern Greece that trains airline pilots at its own airport, Lydia, near the city of Kavala. It has trained pilots since 2006. Students come from 57 countries, and about 65 percent of them come from outside Greece. The school says its fleet flies more than 25,000 hours a year.

The school offers courses for every stage of an airline pilot path. Its main package is the Airline Integrated course, which lasts 19 months and has 17 seats. Students can also build their training step by step with modular courses. These include the Private Pilot Licence, the Commercial Pilot Licence, the ATPL theory course, the Instrument Rating, the Multi Engine Piston rating and the Night Rating. There is also an hour building course.

Advanced courses cover Airline Pilot Standards Multi Crew Cooperation, Performance Based Navigation and advanced upset prevention and recovery training. A conversion course helps pilots move an ICAO commercial licence with multi-engine and instrument ratings to an EASA or UAE GCAA licence. The school also offers a short online quiz to help people choose a course.

The school says its courses are approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. They follow international aviation standards. Its packages cover CAA and airport fees and accommodation at affordable rates.

Lydia Airport is described as the first privately owned general aviation airport in Greece. It lies about 5 km from Kavala. It has a 1330 metre by 28 metre runway and a new taxiway and taxi link system. The school sits in Amygdaleonas, close to the city of Kavala.

Egnatia Aviation says 95.7 percent of its graduates find a job within one year. It reports more than 2,700 working alumni. It names airlines including Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express, Wizz Air, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Qatar Airways, Kuwait Airways, flydubai, Jazeera Airways, Middle East Airlines, Oman Air and Iraqi Airways as partners. Interested students can apply online, join an event or arrange a visit to the school.

Services

• Airline Integrated pilot course
• Private Pilot Licence
• Commercial Pilot Licence modular course
• ATPL theory course
• Instrument Rating
• Multi Engine Piston rating
• Night Rating
• Hour building
• Advanced UPRT course
• Multi Crew Cooperation course