European Flight Training

EFT’s Airline Pilot Programme™ (APP™) prepares focussed, dedicated individuals for the fascinating career on the flight deck of a large commercial airliner or corporate jet. Cadets join EFT with zero experience and leave as fully qualified, professional pilots with the attributes and flight experience sought after by major airlines in Europe and elsewhere. In addition, EFT’s Airline Pilot Programme™ is the only ab-initio internship programme which qualifies cadets to fly commercially in Europe as well as in the USA.

Unique benefits of EFT’s Airline Pilot Programme™:

Achieving objectives.

No programme offered by any other school is as successful as EFT’s Airline Pilot Programme™ in consistently placing graduates in full-time employment as professional pilots upon completion of their training. To provide cadets with the experience vital in gaining an airline job, EFT’s APP™ graduates are guaranteed employment as intern flight instructors with EFT. Upon completion of the flight instructor period, cadets will have actual flight experience of up to 1000 hours (including important instrument and multiengine experience). By contrast, comparable programmes of other schools give their students approximately 250 hours of experience. The result? EFT cadets are “flight levels” above their competitors when applying for airline jobs – as testified by the success rate of our graduates. 95% of EFT’s APP™ graduates have found aviation employment within 6 months of completing the programme, and all exceeded the airline employment requirements summarised in a recent Gapan report.

Standards and professionalism.

Many schools in Europe and the USA advertise “professional flight training” – but few match the standards of EFT’s Airline Pilot Programme™. The reason? Our staff, instructors and facilities. Our APP™ instructors are unrivalled in flight and instructional experience, and have successfully trained cadets for a variety of airlines worldwide. By applying common airline flight operations procedures to our training programme – starting at a cadet’s very first flight – graduates are equipped with skills, attitudes and aptitudes to pass airline selection procedures and interviews, first time.

Cost – effectiveness.

Training to become a professional pilot is expensive, and is a significant investment in yourself. How can you maximise return on this investment? By ensuring that your training is both cost-effective and successful in placing you in airline employment upon completion, training risk is minimised. We challenge you to compare training costs at EFT with those of other professional training providers, such as Oxford Aviation, BAE systems or Lufthansa Flight Training.

Consisting of a full-time training programme lasting up to 18 months, followed by an instructor placement position also lasting up to 18 months, the APP™ encompasses a variety of modules which will provide you with the licences, unrivalled experience and attributes to ensure smooth transition into an airline. Just like previous APP™ cadets, you will find training both a challening and rewarding step on your way into an airliner flight deck.

How does the APP work?

All APP students start Phase 1 on an M1 visa. There is then a two week break before starting Phase 2.
Those who wish to become an instructor at EFT and gain essential practical experience can apply to join the internship programme. Those who perform well during Phase 1 and are selected for the internship programme move onto phase 2 (on an F1 visa*) consiting of JAA & FAA Commercial training, followed by Phase 3 which cosnsits of JAA & FAA Instructor Training. At the end of the programme interns will hold both JAA & FAA CPLs, an FAA IR, JAA Flight Instructor Rating and an FAA Instructor Certificates. Interns will then move onto join our instructor team and gain practical experience as an instructor.
Those who are not selected for the internship will move onto Phase 2 consiting of the FAA instrument Rating, JAA CPL and Multi Engine and will complete with a JAA CPL, Multi Engine and an FAA Instrument Rating which can be converted in a JAA member state.

Terms of Enrollment
Meet entrance requirements at Entrance Requirements

You may only enrol on one phase of the APP™ at a time, as progress to the next phase is always subject to meeting the necessary skill pre-requisites. You will need to study the PPL books prior to arrival as your first exams will be in the first week of your course.

Enrollment on each phase is subject to agreement to EFT’s standard training agreement and the current prices in effect at the time of phase enrollment.

*Those selected for the internship will need to switch to an F1 visa after Phase 1 which will involve a visit to an embassy outside the USA for a new visa. This is to be completed in the 2 week break between phases.