Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
EPLL
Bartolini Air
- ATO PL.ATO.087 · ULC (Poland)Verified
- Ryanair
Polish pilot school founded in 2006 at Łódź airport, training on an all-Tecnam fleet of about 26 aircraft. It is one of Ryanair's official Future Flyer Academy partners, confirmed on Ryanair's own site: the integrated course costs €83,990 for EU students (€73,990 for UK students), and graduates get a conditional Ryanair job offer and a sponsored Boeing 737 type rating. It also offers shorter Ryanair routes for licence holders and modular courses from PPL to multi-crew.
ICAO
EPLL
Runway
07/25
Length
2,500 m
Elevation
604 ft
- Roots since
- 2006
- Aircraft
- 26
- Programmes
- 10
- From
- €6k
Overview
Regulatory approval
ATO PL.ATO.087
ULC (Poland) — EASA Part-FCL
Information completeness
100%
12 of 12 topics documented
Verification coverage
19%
5 verified · 21 school · 0 unconfirmed
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Co-founder and President
Bartłomiej Walas
Co-founder; air operations and training programmes
Adam Stawczyk
Co-founder and board member
Jakub Szynklewski
Ownership & campus
Private company owned by its three founders, Bartłomiej Walas, Jakub Szynklewski and Adam Stawczyk, according to the Polish company register. Sister companies run charter flights and aircraft maintenance.
In numbers
Who says what. Where sources disagree we show each figure side by side.
Ryanair hiring
Every student who passed the assessment and completed the course has been hired by Ryanair
Training programmes
10 programmes documented from the school's own pages.
Ryanair Future Flyer Academy — integrated (Gateway 0)
EU or UK students starting from zero who want to fly for Ryanair.
You finish with
- EASA CPL(A) with ME/IR
- ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
- APS MCC and UPRT
- Conditional Ryanair job offer with a sponsored Boeing 737 type rating
Training covers
- Night rating
- IR
- MEP
- Advanced UPRT
- APS MCC
Timetable: Courses start in May and October.
Entry requirements
- Nationality
- EU passport (UK version: UK passport or right to live and work in the UK)
- Age
- 17 or over
- Education
- Secondary education
- English
- Good English
- Medical
- Class 1 before the first flight
- Selection
- €350: online cut-e test, then an assessment day in Łódź (maths, physics, English, group exercise, interview); Ryanair makes the final decision
880 h of theory and 230 h of practical training over six stages, ending with jet multi-crew training in an airliner simulator; skill tests are flown on the Tecnam P2006T. 18–24 months, about 20 on average. The Ryanair type rating is paid under a Training Costs Agreement with a bond of four years (EU) or five years (UK). The school says every student who passed the assessment and finished the course has been hired by Ryanair.
School's pageAircraft fleet
26 aircraft in the fleet, according to the source below. Counts are not a guarantee of daily availability.
- Tecnam P2008 JC17
Single engine · 2 seats · Garmin G3X Touch; 5 new NG versions delivered in August 2026
- Tecnam P2006T6
Twin engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi
- Tecnam P-Mentor2
Single engine · 2 seats · Garmin G3X Touch with GFC 700 autopilot
- Mudry CAP 10C NG1
Single engine · 2 seats · Aerobatic aircraft for UPRT
- Single engine 20
- Multi engine 6
Tecnam
P2008 JC
2 seats · Garmin G3X Touch; 5 new NG versions delivered in August 2026
Tecnam
P2006T
4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi
Tecnam
P-Mentor
2 seats · Garmin G3X Touch with GFC 700 autopilot
Mudry
CAP 10C NG
2 seats · Aerobatic aircraft for UPRT
Simulators
FNPT II simulators, including the school's own P2006T simulator (built in-house) · Boeing 737-800 FNPT II fixed-base device for APS MCC
Airfield & campus
Runway data from OurAirports — unconfirmed until checked against the national AIP.
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport
Main base in the former passenger terminal at Łódź airport: ground school, flight training and simulators
- ICAO
- EPLL
- Elevation
- 604 ft
- Runway
- 07/25
- Length × width
- 2,500 × 45 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
Łódź airport
Reception, management and flight-preparation rooms in the former passenger terminal
Exam centre
Austro Control-approved EASA exam centre on site
Student accommodation on campus
The school arranges rooms in student residences and hotels in central Łódź; Ryanair course students are offered single rooms at a Łódź residence from about €400 a month, bills included.
ul. Gen. St. Maczka 35, 94-328 Łódź, Poland
Costs & financing
Published starting investment
From €5,995
Ryanair Gateway 2 fast-track for licence holders. Integrated Ryanair course €83,990 (EU).
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
Financing: Instalment plans; the school's guide mentions EU-funded interest-free loans in some countries without naming the lender, and a partner helps candidates arrange funding.
Airline connections
Formal: announced by the airline or Airbus. Reported: terms unknown. No school can guarantee a job.
Ryanair
Ryanair Future Flyer Academy · Since 2019
Ryanair announced the Ryanair/Bartolini Air programme in July 2019 and lists Bartolini Air on its careers page as one of six official Future Flyer Academy partners.
History
Every milestone with its own source and status.
2006
Founded
Founded as a small flight school in Łódź by Bartłomiej Walas, Jakub Szynklewski and Adam Stawczyk.
VerifiedBartolini Air · KRS company registerJul 2019
Ryanair partnership
Ryanair launched its mentored pilot programme with Bartolini Air, aiming for over 300 pilots in four years.
VerifiedRyanair2021
Move into the old terminal
The school moved into the former passenger terminal at Łódź airport.
UnconfirmedBartolini Air · Pasazer.comFeb 2024
Tecnam's 400th P2006T
Tecnam delivered its 400th P2006T twin to Bartolini Air.
UnconfirmedPlane & PilotAug 2026
Fleet growth
Five new Tecnam P2008JC NG trainers delivered, with three more due.
UnconfirmedAFM
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Things that don't line up
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Integrated price
The Ryanair course page gives €83,990 (EU) and €73,990 (UK); an older post says €79,990 including a type rating.
Gateway 1 price
The same page gives €51,990 (EU) in the course description and €56,175.50 in its FAQ.
Minimum age
17 on the Ryanair course pages; 18 on the general integrated course page.
Fleet size
The fleet page lists 26 aircraft; the About page says 30; the school's guide says over 25.
Second base
The CPL page names Olsztyn-Mazury airport as a second base, announced in 2021, but no other current page mentions it.
Address
The company register and website give ul. Maczka 35; the ULC list gives number 36 with an older email and phone.
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28 sources
Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Something wrong or out of date?
- 01Bartolini Air — Ryanair Future Flyer Academyschool website
- 02Bartolini Air — About usschool website
- 03Bartolini Air — Ab initio integratedschool website
- 04Bartolini Air — Our fleetschool website
- 05Bartolini Air — Contactschool website
- 06Bartolini Air — CPL(A)school website
- 07Bartolini Air — PPL(A)school website
- 08Bartolini Air — ATPL(A) theoryschool website
- 09Bartolini Air — Instrument ratingschool website
- 10Bartolini Air — MEP(L)school website
- 11Bartolini Air — APS MCCschool website
- 12Bartolini Air — Student supportschool website
- 13ULC — Wykaz certyfikowanych ośrodków szkolenia lotniczego (list of certified training organisations)regulator · 2026-10-30
- 14KRS company register — Bartolini Air Sp. z o.o.reference db · 2026-10-14
- 15Ryanair — Ryanair launches pilot training programme in Central Europepartner announcement · 2019-07-17
- 16Ryanair Careers — Become a pilotpartner announcement
- 17Pasazer.com — Old Łódź terminal gets a new rolepress · 2021-03-04
- 18Plane & Pilot — Bartolini Air welcomes Tecnam's 400th P2006Tpress · 2024-02-23
- 19AFM — Bartolini Air takes delivery of 5 Tecnam P2008JC NGpress · 2026-08-18
- 20AFM — Ryanair visits Bartolini Airpress · 2025-02-05
- 21Bartolini Air — What is special about the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy with Bartolini Air?school website
- 22Bartolini Air — The Cockpit Calling (guide)school brochure
- 23Pasazer.com — Bartolini Air to open a base at Olsztyn-Mazurypress · 2021-01-15
- 24AFM — Bartolini Air's 2026 ATPL theory optionspress · 2026-02-03
- 25Bartolini Air — Assessment for the Ryanair integrated courseschool website
- 26Bartolini Air — Flight simulatorsschool website
- 27Bartolini Air — Night VFRschool website
- 28Bartolini Air — Advanced UPRTschool website
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