Rome, Lazio, Italy

LIRU · LIMP

Aviomar Flight Academy

ATO IT.ATO.0003 · ENAC (Italy)Verified
Ryanair

Rome pilot school founded in 1982, flying from Rome Urbe airport with a simulator centre at Monterotondo and a newer base at Parma airport. Ryanair confirms it as its training partner in Italy, for the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy, which ends with a conditional job offer and a Boeing 737 type rating paid by the airline. It also runs an integrated ATPL, airline type ratings on its own Level D simulators (including the Airbus A320), and modular courses. Course prices are not published.

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ICAO

LIRU

Runway

16/34

Length

1,084 m

Elevation

55 ft

Roots since: 1982
Aircraft: 22
Programmes: 8

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Regulatory approval

ATO IT.ATO.0003

ENAC (Italy) — EASA Part-FCL

VerifiedSource: ENAC — List of certified ATOs (updated 22 September 2026), Aviomar — CertificationsChecked 2026-11-02Listed as AVIOMAR S.r.l., IT.ATO.0003 (rev. 29), in ENAC's list of certified ATOs updated 22 September 2026.

Information completeness

83%

10 of 12 topics documented

Verification coverage

13%

3 verified · 20 school · 0 unconfirmed

Student review score

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Director of the academy since 1982

Riccardo Marano

General Manager

Michele Marano

Ownership & campus

Private company (AVIOMAR s.r.l.); shareholders not published. Capt. Riccardo Marano has directed the academy since 1982.

School reportedSource: Aviomar — Staff, Aviomar — official website (English)Checked 2026-11-02

In numbers

Who says what. Where sources disagree we show each figure side by side.

Pilots trained

Over a thousand given ab-initio training

UnconfirmedHalldale · AFM

Recent intakes

24 Ryanair cadets in February 2026; 17 integrated ATPL students in April 2026

UnconfirmedAFM · AFM

Training programmes

8 programmes documented from the school's own pages.

Integrated ATPL(A)

Students starting from zero who want an EASA airline licence.

integratedSchool reported

You finish with

EASA CPL(A) with IR and MEP rating
ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
APS MCC certificate (A320 or B737)
Advanced UPRT and PBN certificates

Training covers

Night rating
IR with PBN
MEP
Advanced UPRT
APS MCC

Timetable: 24–36 months. Upcoming starts from the Italian course page; the English page lists only 2026 dates that have passed.

Entry requirements

Age: 18 or over
Knowledge: Good maths and physics
English: Ideally B2
Medical: EASA Class 1
Other: Clean criminal record
Selection: Entry assessment, €190

Published start dates

26 Apr 2027Next intake
25 Oct 2027

750 h of theory. 223 h of flight training: 83 h VFR (incl. UPRT and night), 100 h IFR (of which 40 h on an FNPT II and 12 h multi-engine) and 40 h of APS MCC on an A320 or B737 simulator. Flown on the Cessna 152, Cessna 172 and DA42. Flight hours shown are aircraft hours; simulator hours combine the FNPT II and APS MCC time. Price on request.

School's page

Aircraft fleet

22 aircraft in the fleet, according to the source below. Counts are not a guarantee of daily availability.

Cessna 15210
Single engine · 2 seats
Cessna 172SP4
Single engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000
Cessna 172RG3
Single engine · 4 seats · Complex single for the CPL
Diamond DA423
Twin engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000
Cessna 1721
Single engine · 4 seats
Piper PA-34-200 Seneca1
Twin engine · 6 seats

Single engine 18
Multi engine 4

10Single

Cessna

152

2 seats

4Single

Cessna

172SP

4 seats · Garmin G1000

1Single

Cessna

172

4 seats

3Single

Cessna

172RG

4 seats · Complex single for the CPL

3Twin

Diamond

DA42

4 seats · Garmin G1000

1Twin

Piper

PA-34-200 Seneca

6 seats

Simulators

Airbus A320 full-flight simulator, Level D (Monterotondo), plus a second A320 device · Cessna Citation III/VII full-flight simulator, Level D · Cessna Citation C510 Mustang full-flight simulator, Level D, and procedures trainer · Learjet 45 full-flight simulator · 2 Boeing 737-800W fixed-base simulators · Alsim ALX 500 (Rome Urbe) · Alsim AL42 DA42 FNPT II (Parma)

School reportedSource: Aviomar — Aircraft fleetChecked 2026-11-02Counts from the registration list on the fleet page.

Airfield & campus

Runway data from OurAirports — unconfirmed until checked against the national AIP.

LIRU

Rome Urbe Airport

Rome Urbe airport: head office, flight operations, maintenance and the Alsim ALX simulator

ICAO: LIRU
Elevation: 55 ft
Runway: 16/34
Length × width: 1,084 × 30 m
Surface: Asphalt

Runway lengthvs 3,500 m

UnconfirmedOurAirports

LIMP

Parma Airport

Parma airport: newer training centre hosting the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy, with classrooms and a DA42 simulator

ICAO: LIMP
Elevation: 161 ft
Runway: 02/20
Length × width: 2,122 × 45 m
Surface: Asphalt

Runway lengthvs 3,500 m

UnconfirmedOurAirports

Monterotondo Training Centre

Classrooms and the full-flight-simulator centre at Via Antonio Meucci 21, Monterotondo, north of Rome

English testing

ENAC-approved English language proficiency test centre

Other approvals

Approved by Brazil's ANAC and Thailand's CAAT for training their pilots

No school accommodation

No school residence. The school has preferential rates at six hotels near Rome Urbe and Monterotondo; nothing is published for Parma.

School reportedSource: Aviomar — Monterotondo Training Centre, Aviomar — CertificationsChecked 2026-11-02

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Aeroporto dell'Urbe, Via Salaria 825, 00138 Roma, Italy

Costs & financing

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Accommodation and meals
Exam and licence fees
Extra flying hours
Resits and retests
Payment schedule and refunds

Financing: Student loans with Intesa Sanpaolo (PerMerito) and BNL (Futuriamo) for ATPL, APS MCC, CPL and FI courses; terms not published on the main page.

Not providedSource: Aviomar — official website (English)Checked 2026-11-02No course prices are published. The FAQ gives general market ranges only, which are not shown here.

Airline connections

Formal: announced by the airline or Airbus. Reported: terms unknown. No school can guarantee a job.

FormalCurrent

Ryanair

Ryanair Future Flyer Academy · Since October 2019

Ryanair announced Aviomar as its first training partner in Italy in 2020 and launched the Future Flyer Academy in Italy with Aviomar in April 2024, for over 400 cadets. Ryanair's careers page lists Aviomar as an official partner.

Verified

ReportedCurrent

Lauda Europe

A320 simulator training · Since 2023

Reported as Lauda Europe's official provider of A320 Level D simulator training in Rome.

Verified

VerifiedSource: Ryanair — Future Flyer Academy launched in ItalyChecked 2026-11-02Ryanair says Future Flyer cadets get a conditional job offer, subject to completing training.

History

Every milestone with its own source and status.

1982
Founded
Aviomar was founded in Rome, directed since then by Capt. Riccardo Marano.
School reportedAviomar · Aviomar
2019
Monterotondo simulator centre
In-house full-flight-simulator centre opened north of Rome.
School reportedAviomar
Oct 2019
Ryanair partnership
Ryanair's mentored pilot programme with Aviomar began, its first training partnership in Italy.
VerifiedRyanair
Apr 2024
Ryanair Future Flyer Academy
Ryanair launched its Future Flyer Academy in Italy with Aviomar.
VerifiedRyanair
Nov 2024
Parma base
Ten-year agreement with Parma airport for a training centre of about 2,000 m², for up to 150 students a year.
UnconfirmedHalldale · Italiavola

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What the public sources don't settle — and the questions to put to the school in writing.

Things that don't line up

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Fleet size
The fleet page lists 22 aircraft by registration; other pages say 20, 21 or 23, and the homepage breakdown leaves out the PA-34.
Aviomar · Aviomar · Aviomar
Simulators
Different pages count 5, 6, 8 or 10 simulators, and only some locations are given.
Aviomar · Aviomar
Where Ryanair training happens
The Ryanair course page says training is held entirely at the two Rome centres; the Parma page says Parma hosts the Ryanair programme.
Aviomar · Aviomar
Integrated ATPL intakes
The English and Italian course pages list different start dates, possibly separate English and Italian classes; the school doesn't say.
Aviomar · Aviomar
Ryanair type rating
Ryanair's 2024 release mentions a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 type rating; Aviomar's pages say Boeing 737.
Ryanair · Aviomar
Approved courses
The website advertises Learjet 45, Legacy and B777 courses that are not on ENAC's list for IT.ATO.0003.
ENAC · Aviomar

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Overview

In numbers

Training programmes

Integrated ATPL(A)

Aircraft fleet

Airfield & campus

Rome Urbe Airport

Parma Airport

Costs & financing

Airline connections

History

Founded

Monterotondo simulator centre

Ryanair partnership

Ryanair Future Flyer Academy

Parma base

Check before you pay

Things that don't line up

Ask before you pay

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