Airbus Flight Academy Europe Inaugurates Campus in Angoulême, France

(03 Mar 2022, 11:18 +07)  Airbus Flight Academy Europe (AFAE) has inaugurated a new campus in Angoulême, France.

The new facility provides AFAE, which is the first flight school to deliver the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme in Europe, with the capacity to train up to 200 pilot cadets at any one time.

The site spans 4.7 hectares and includes a new building of approximately 3,200 sqm which will be dedicated to the training of aspiring pilots with 14 classrooms and briefing rooms, a simulator hall, an auditorium and a restaurant.

Pilot cadets at the new AFAE campus in Angoulême, France.

The Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme is open to high school graduates over 18 years old worldwide. Candidates will undergo online and on-site screening tests before being eligible for training which will include 750+ hours of ground school, plus 200 hours of practical (flight and simulator) training.

Airbus has forecast that airlines will need around 550,000 more pilots over the next 20 years.

Volotea First to Recruit Airbus Pilot Cadets

During the official inauguration of the AFAE campus in Angoulême, Airbus confirmed that Volotea, the Barcelona-based airline, is the first to recruit its Airbus pilot cadets.

Currently in the final stages of their pilot training, eleven newly graduated pilot cadets will join Volotea and fly as commercial airline pilots from April-May this year.

“This is a very important day for Volotea, as we are taking cadets directly from the Airbus Flight Academy Europe for the first time. We’re all very excited by it as we know the programme quality is of a very high standard, adapting perfectly to Volotea´s training philosophy,” said Carlos Muñoz, CEO Volotea. “Our company keeps on growing year after year our Airbus fleet, and we’re going to be needing many more pilots. We certainly hope this is the beginning of a very successful long-term partnership with the Airbus Flight Academy benefiting many young pilots.”