Airbus Flight Academy Europe

Operating from Angouleme in south-west France, the academy has delivered the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme since 2019, combining more than 800 hours of ground school with around 200 hours of flight and simulator training. Its campus can train up to about 200 cadets at a time, with around 80 trained per year. The academy owns a training fleet of Diamond DA42, Cirrus SR20, Grob 120 and newer Elixir aircraft, several equipped with dual Electronic Flight Instrument Systems, plus FNPT II simulators. It trains cadets under EASA standards toward airline first-officer positions with Airbus operator partners.

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Key facts

• Country: France; based at Angouleme-Cognac Airport (LFBU)
• Pilot training arm of Airbus; runs the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme since 2019
• Trains under EASA standards; ~80 cadets per year, capacity up to ~200 at a time
• Fleet includes Diamond DA42, Cirrus SR20, Grob 120 and Elixir aircraft
• Program combines 800+ hours ground school with ~200 hours flight and simulator training
• Uses FNPT II qualified simulators

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