Alguaire (Lleida), Catalonia, Spain
LEDA · LEBL
BAA Training Spain
- ATO LT.ATO.004 · Lithuanian CAA
- Other QAT-ATO-027 · Qatar CAA
- Qatar Airways
- Jazeera Airways
Spanish arm of BAA Training, a Lithuanian academy in the Avia Solutions Group. Its flight base at Lleida-Alguaire airport runs ground school, flying and a campus residence on one site, and its simulator centre in Gavà near Barcelona trains airline pilots on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 MAX simulators. It publishes an €85,500 integrated ATPL and trains cadets for airlines including Qatar Airways and Jazeera Airways.
ICAO
LEDA
Runway
13/31
Length
2,500 m
Elevation
1152 ft
- Roots since
- 2006
- Aircraft
- 13
- Programmes
- 7
- From
- €86k
Overview
Regulatory approval
ATO LT.ATO.004
Other QAT-ATO-027
Lithuanian CAA, Qatar CAA — EASA Part-FCL
Information completeness
92%
11 of 12 topics documented
Verification coverage
5%
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Chief Executive Officer, BAA Training
Marijus Ravoitis
Managing Director, BAA Training Spain
Aurimas Urbonas
December 2020
Ownership & campus
Part of BAA Training (JSC "BAA Training", Vilnius, Lithuania), which belongs to Avia Solutions Group. The Spanish company's legal name is not published.
In numbers
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Training programmes
7 programmes documented from the school's own pages.
ATPL Integrated
Students starting from zero, or PPL holders, who want to train in Spain's year-round weather.
- 1ATPL theory8–10 months837 h ground school, at Lleida-Alguaire or in Vilnius
- 2VFR and night VFR4 monthsCessna 172S with Garmin G1000
- 3Instrument flying3 months1 month on the FNPT II, then 2 months on single-engine aircraft
- 4Multi-engine0.5 monthTecnam P2006T
- 5Advanced UPRT and MCC0.5 month
You finish with
- EASA CPL(A) with ME/IR
- ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
Training covers
- Night rating
- IR
- MEP
- Advanced UPRT
- MCC
Timetable: 18–20 months when ground school and flying overlap, or 20–22 months when they run one after the other. Intake dates not published; the school flies all year.
Entry requirements
- Age
- Over 18
- Education
- Secondary education or higher; basic maths and physics
- Medical
- Able to obtain EASA Class 1
- English
- Able to obtain ICAO level 4
- Selection
- 3.5-hour assessment (online or in Vilnius) and a 1-hour interview
837 h theory and 207 h flight training, which the page says always exceeds the EASA 195-hour minimum. The phase table lists 94 h VFR/NVFR, 37 h IFR on the FNPT II, 59 h IFR on single-engine aircraft, 11 + 3 h multi-engine and 3 + 16 h UPRT/MCC. An A320 type rating and base training can be added (see the cadet programme).
School's pageAircraft fleet
13 aircraft in the fleet, according to the source below. Counts are not a guarantee of daily availability.
- Cessna 172S Skyhawk12
Single engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000; 48 more ordered in 2023
- Tecnam P2006T1
Twin engine · 4 seats · Multi-engine training
- Single engine 12
- Multi engine 1
Cessna
172S Skyhawk
4 seats · Garmin G1000; 48 more ordered in 2023
Tecnam
P2006T
4 seats · Multi-engine training
Simulators
Alsim FNPT II (generic Cessna 172S and Piper PA-44), Lleida-Alguaire · 2 Airbus A320 full-flight simulators (ceo and ceo/neo), Gavà · Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator, Gavà · 2 Airbus A320 FTD level 2 and 1 Boeing 737 MAX FTD level 2, Gavà · 2 Airbus procedure trainers and VR headsets, Gavà
Airfield & campus
Runway data from OurAirports — unconfirmed until checked against the national AIP.
Lleida-Alguaire Airport
Flight base: ground school, flight training, FNPT II simulator and campus residence on one site
- ICAO
- LEDA
- Elevation
- 1152 ft
- Runway
- 13/31
- Length × width
- 2,500 × 61 m
- Surface
- other
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Simulator centre in Gavà, near Barcelona-El Prat: type ratings and multi-crew training (no flying)
- ICAO
- LEBL
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- Runway
- 06L/24R
- Length × width
- 3,353 × 60 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Runway
- 06R/24L
- Length × width
- 2,660 × 60 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Runway
- 02/20
- Length × width
- 2,530 × 45 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
Lleida-Alguaire
Ground school and flight school on one site, briefing rooms, on-site maintenance hangar; up to 120 students at a time
Airport
Runway 13/31, 2,500 m asphalt, controlled; about 150 km from Barcelona
Barcelona centre (Gavà)
5,300 m² simulator centre near El Prat airport
Student accommodation on campus
Campus residence at Lleida-Alguaire for up to 150 students, 100 m from the school and 300 m from the airport, with Wi-Fi, lounge and study room. Opened in 2025. Price not published, and not included in the ATPL or cadet fees.
Carretera de l'Aeroport s/n, 25125 Alguaire, Lleida, Spain
Costs & financing
Published starting investment
From €85,500
Integrated ATPL. A320 type rating at the Barcelona centre €10,500 as a limited-time offer.
Not published — ask in writing
- Exact programme price
- Accommodation and meals
- Exam and licence fees
- Extra flying hours
- Resits and retests
- Payment schedule and refunds
Airline connections
Formal: announced by the airline or Airbus. Reported: terms unknown. No school can guarantee a job.
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways MPL · Since April 2025
Five-year agreement for up to 150 cadets a year, trained in Lithuania and Spain; the Lleida base is not named in the announcement. Approved by the Qatar CAA.
Jazeera Airways
Integrated ATPL cadets · Since August 2026
Two groups; the first started at Lleida in August 2026, with an 18-month course. Announced with quotes from the airline's COO.
Luxair
Since April 2024
Yearly cadet groups train at Lleida; the airline pre-finances their training, according to BAA.
Volotea
Volotea MPL Cadet Program
Flying at Lleida; closed for enrolment.
Avion Express
Avion Express Cadet Program
A sister company in Avia Solutions Group; conditional job offer before training. Closed for enrolment.
History
Every milestone with its own source and status.
2006
Founded in Vilnius
BAA Training started in Lithuania with one Boeing 737 simulator.
School reportedBAA Training2018
Lleida-Alguaire flight base
Agreement with Lleida-Alguaire airport for year-round flight training; operations were planned to start in October 2018.
Apr 2021
Barcelona simulator centre opens
The Gavà centre started training with its first Airbus A320 full-flight simulator.
UnconfirmedAvia Solutions Group · BAA TrainingNov 2023
48 Cessna 172s ordered
Order for 48 Cessna 172 Skyhawks with Garmin G1000 for the Spanish flight base.
UnconfirmedAvia Solutions GroupMay 2024
Lleida facilities expanded
New main building for 40 students and a briefing area for 15.
School reportedBAA Training2025
Campus residence
Student residence opened at the Lleida flight base.
School reportedBAA Training · AFM
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Things that don't line up
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ATPL flight hours
The integrated ATPL page gives 207 flight training hours, but its phase table adds up to 223.
Fleet size
The fleet page lists 12 Cessna 172S and one P2006T, while 48 more Cessnas were ordered for delivery by 2026 and press expects 58 by 2027. Wikipedia still gives 9 Cessnas; a 2021 article counted 22 aircraft including Tecnam P2002s.
Ground school location
Course pages put ground school at Lleida or in Vilnius; the ATO-change page says Barcelona.
A320 base training
The limited-time A320 price excludes base training, but the course overview on the same page includes a day of base training.
Barcelona centre
BAA pages give 7 simulator bays; 2021 press gave 11. The drive to El Prat is given as 10, 12 or 15 minutes.
Residence
BAA says up to 150 students; press says 152.
Castellón
A second flight base at Castellón was announced in 2019 and reported active in 2021, but the current website lists only Lleida-Alguaire.
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32 sources
Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Something wrong or out of date?
- 01BAA Training — About BAA Trainingschool website
- 02BAA Training — Our flight base in Europeschool website
- 03BAA Training — Accommodationschool website
- 04BAA Training — ATPL Integratedschool website
- 05BAA Training — Flight school fleetschool website
- 06BAA Training — A320 type ratingschool website
- 07BAA Training — ATO changeschool website
- 08BAA Training — BAA Training Spainschool website
- 09BAA Training — Expansion of the Lleida-Alguaire facilitiesschool website · 2024-05-03
- 10BAA Training — Lleida-Alguaire flight schoolschool website
- 11BAA Training — Contactsschool website
- 12BAA Training — Modular trainingschool website
- 13BAA Training — Cadet Programschool website
- 14BAA Training — B737 MAX type ratingschool website
- 15CAA Vietnam — Recognition certificate for BAA Training (based on LT.ATO.004)regulator · 2023-10-26
- 16Qatar CAA — MPL approval letter for BAA Trainingregulator · 2026-01-13
- 17Avia Solutions Group — BAA Training Spain starts training with an A320 FFSpress · 2021-04-07
- 18Avia Solutions Group — BAA Training acquires 48 Cessna 172 Skyhawkspress · 2023-11-23
- 19AFM — BAA Training's flight base will grow to 58 Cessnas by 2027press · 2025-03-19
- 20AviTrader — BAA Training flight base in Spainpress · 2018-05-27
- 21Wikipedia — BAA Training Aviation Academyreference db
- 22AFM — Vueling first-officer recruitment and BAA type ratingspress · 2025-11-05
- 23TradeArabia — BAA Training partners with Jazeera Airwayspress · 2026-10-22
- 24AviTrader — Aurimas Urbonas to lead BAA Training Spainpress · 2020-12-07
- 25Halldale — BAA Training's services grow in Spainpress · 2021-05-27
- 26AFM — BAA Training graduates more Qatar Airways MPL cadetspress · 2026-08-26
- 27BAA Training — Preparing pilots for Luxairschool website · 2024-04-19
- 28BAA Training — Volotea MPL Cadet Programschool website
- 29BAA Training — Avion Express Cadet Programschool website
- 30BAA Training — Visit BAA Training Spainschool website · 2025-01-09
- 31aeroTELEGRAPH — Jazeera Airways trains pilots in Spainpress · 2026-10-22
- 32AFM — Campus residence for 152 student pilots in Spainpress · 2025-05-22
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