IFA

IFA, short for International Flight Academy, is an aviation training academy in Portugal. It trains airline pilots, aircraft mechanics and cabin crew. The academy says its commercial pilot training is EASA approved. Training centres include Braga and Viseu, and courses also run in Lisbon and Porto.

Pilot courses start with a Private Pilot Licence, which takes 12 months. Airline pilot paths include an integrated ATPL that takes 24 months, a fast track version of 16 months, an evening class version and a modular ATPL over 36 months. A Zero to Type pack adds an Airbus A320 type rating. The academy says many students go from their first flight to an airline job in around two years.

IFA also trains flight instructors. Courses include the FI(A) flight instructor course, an instrument rating for instructors and advanced upset prevention and recovery training. Simulator courses include MCC and APS MCC. The APS MCC course has around 40 hours of simulator training, almost double a standard MCC course. IFA also offers licence revalidation and renewal, proficiency checks, pilot assessments and simulator rental.

Type rating training covers the Airbus A320 and A330, the Boeing 737 NG, 757, 767 and 777, the ATR 42 and 72, and the Embraer 190. IFA also offers a Jet Orientation Course and courses for type rating and simulator instructors.

Aircraft mechanic training comes as a full ab initio course or as a flexible e-learning course. Cabin crew courses run in Lisbon and Porto.

IFA Group is the exclusive Pipistrel aircraft distributor in Portugal. It offers Pipistrel aircraft sales and brokerage, maintenance, repairs, and parts and consumables. The group says it has been a name in the aviation industry for the past 25 years, with maintenance facilities in Lisbon.

Visitors can book an open day, send a message, or contact the academy by WhatsApp for pilot, type rating, cabin crew or mechanic questions.

Services

• Airline pilot training (ATPL)
• Private pilot licence
• Flight instructor courses
• MCC and APS MCC simulator training
• Type rating training
• Aircraft mechanic courses
• Cabin crew courses
• Licence revalidation
• Pipistrel aircraft sales and maintenance