Airline Transport Pilot Licence Integrated

Course details

The Airways Aviation Airline Transport Pilot Licence (Integrated) offers you an outstanding, fully integrated airline training pathway. Our ATPL (Integrated) is the fastest way to earn your EASA ‘frozen’ Airline Transport Pilot Licence (f)ATPL – the licence you will need to fly as a First Officer for a commercial airline.

Our carefully structured syllabus, designed in consultation with the aviation industry, will take you from no aviation experience (ab initio) to an EASA licensed, airline-ready pilot. You will experience high quality, rigorous training at our academy in Coventry and our fair-weather base in Huesca, Spain, under the guidance of our dedicated and experienced team of trainers.

COURSE STRUCTURE

ATPL Theory (weeks 1-30) – Coventry, UK

The first part of your airline training begins in Coventry with the ATPL theory, or ground school, component of your training. ATPL theory is separated into three phases and provides you with essential knowledge and understanding in the following:

Phase I

• aircraft general knowledge
• air law
• principals of flight
• VFR communications
• IFR communications

Phase II

• flight planning
• human performance
• meteorology
• general navigation

Phase III

• instrumentation
• mass and balance
• aeroplane performance
• radio navigation
• operational procedures

Single Engine Foundation Flight Training (weeks 31-44) – Huesca, Spain

Once you have successfully completed the ATPL theory component of this course you will travel with your fellow students to our fair-weather flying base in Huesca, Spain (airfares to and from Spain, transfers and accommodation costs are covered in the course fee). Here you will complete 114.5 hours of single-engine flight training in our state-of-the-art Diamond DA40, over 13 weeks.

Commercial Pilot Licence + Instrument Rating (weeks 45-61) – Coventry, UK

Returning to Coventry, you will spend 17 weeks completing the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (MEIR) component of your airline training. You will undertake a minimum of 82.5 hours flight training, comprising at least:

• multi-engine flight time: 30 hours
• FNPTII simulator training: 52.5 hours

MCC + JOC (weeks 62-64) – Coventry, UK

The final component of your airline training comprises advanced flight training with at least:

• Generic Jet simulator: 40 hours
• upset recovery training (UPRT): 3 x 40 minute flights

Upon completion of the above course components, you will have earned your EASA (f)ATPL. Pilots with an (f)ATPL are eligible to work as a First Officer in the commercial airline industry. You will need to accrue 1500 flying hours as a First Officer to achieve a full ATPL at which time you will be eligible to fly as a Captain.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students wishing to enrol in the Airways Aviation ATPL (Integrated) should:

• be at least 18 years old
• have an unrestricted right to live and work in the EU
• hold a minimum of 3 x GCSEs (or equivalent); successful completion of English, maths and science is desirable
• be fluent in English
• produce a CRC (Criminal Record Check) basic disclosure certificate before commencing training
• be a minimum height of 5’2 (157 cm), maximum height of 6’5” (196 cm)
• hold a UK EASA Class 1 medical without restrictions