Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

LEJR · LETJ

FTEJerez

ATO E-ATO-256 · AESA (Spain)Verified
ATO GBR.ATO.0549 · UK CAAVerified
Other PFATC-08 · AESA (Spain)Verified
Iberia
Jet2.com
Aer Lingus

Airline-focused academy with its own residential campus at Jerez Airport, training self-funded and airline-sponsored cadets towards EASA and UK licences. It also runs A320 type ratings and air traffic controller courses, and has been in Jerez since 1999.

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ICAO

LEJR

Runway

02/20

Length

2,300 m

Elevation

93 ft

Roots since: 1988
Aircraft: 44
Programmes: 6
From: €130k

Verified

Regulatory approval

ATO E-ATO-256

ATO GBR.ATO.0549

Other PFATC-08

AESA (Spain), UK CAA, AESA (Spain) — EASA Part-FCL

VerifiedSource: AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) list, AESA — Certified ATS training providers, UK CAA — ATO certificate GBR.ATO.0549 (copy hosted by the school)Checked 2026-11-01E-ATO-256 from AESA's ATO register; PFATC-08 from AESA's ATS training list; GBR.ATO.0549 from a 2022 certificate copy, not checked against the current UK CAA register.

Information completeness

100%

12 of 12 topics documented

Verification coverage

19%

7 verified · 30 school · 0 unconfirmed

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Chief Executive Officer

Óscar Sordo

School reportedSource: FTEJerez — CEO recognised by Forbes Spain, Piper Aircraft — Fleet agreement with FTEJerezChecked 2026-11-01

In numbers

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

Pilots trained

2,000+ (about 3,000 on other pages)

The school's pages disagree.

School reportedFTEJerez · FTEJerez

Full-time flight instructors

40+

School reportedFTEJerez

Graduates at May 2026 wings ceremony

UnconfirmedAFM

Training programmes

6 programmes documented from the school's own pages.

Airline First Officer Programme (AFOP)

integratedSchool reported

You finish with

EASA ATPL (frozen)
UK CAA licence option
Optional BSc in Pilot Studies with SETU (Ireland)

Entry requirements

Age: 17 to apply
Education: English, maths and physics at GCSE grade 4/C or equivalent, plus two A-levels at C or above (or Bachillerato/Baccalaureate), or a degree
English: Fluent; the course is taught in English
Medical: Able to meet EASA Class 1
Selection: Free, held remotely every week: English test, maths/physics/reasoning, computer-based aptitude tests and interview

Price for self-funded courses starting from 1 January 2026. The UK CAA version costs £119,500. Paid as a €5,500 deposit, €29,000 before the start, then instalments at weeks 20, 30, 40 and 50. Course length and flight/simulator hours are not published on the page.

School's page

Aircraft fleet

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

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II20
Single engine · 4 seats · Analogue panel with Garmin G5
Piper PA-28 Archer DX13
Single engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi; listed as Archer III in the fleet table
Diamond DA42 NG9
Twin engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000
Robin R21601
Single engine · 2 seats · Used for UPRT
American Champion Citabria High Country Explorer1
Single engine · 2 seats · Used for UPRT

Single engine 35
Multi engine 9

20Single

Piper

PA-28-161 Warrior II

4 seats · Analogue panel with Garmin G5

13Single

Piper

PA-28 Archer DX

4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi; listed as Archer III in the fleet table

9Twin

Diamond

DA42 NG

4 seats · Garmin G1000

1Single

Robin

R2160

2 seats · Used for UPRT

1Single

American Champion

Citabria High Country Explorer

2 seats · Used for UPRT

Simulators

Boeing 737-800 FFTX (MPL, MCC, jet orientation) · Airbus A320 FTD 1 (type rating) · Airbus A320neo (delivered 2026; qualification level not published) · Diamond DA42 NG FNPT II (3, as reported in 2025)

School reportedSource: FTEJerez — Fleet and simulatorsChecked 2026-11-01Counts from the school's fleet table; later Archer DX deliveries may not be reflected.

Airfield & campus

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

LEJR

Jerez Airport

Main base: residential campus, ground school, simulators and flight training

ICAO: LEJR
Elevation: 93 ft
Runway: 02/20
Length × width: 2,300 × 45 m
Surface: Asphalt

Runway lengthvs 3,500 m

UnconfirmedOurAirports

LETJ

Trebujena Airfield

Trebujena aerodrome: early-phase flight training

ICAO: LETJ
Elevation: 12 ft
Runway: 07/25
Length × width: 1,200 × 24 m
Surface: Asphalt

Runway lengthvs 3,500 m

UnconfirmedOurAirports

Campus

45,000 m² at Jerez Airport plus a 30,000 m² annex

Leisure

Gym, swimming pools, sports pitches

Fleet

44 aircraft (35 single, 9 twin)

ATC training

Centres in Jerez, Madrid and Barcelona

Student accommodation on campus

Single en-suite rooms on a 45,000 m² campus, plus a 30,000 m² annex with a shuttle. Three meals a day are included in the integrated price.

School reportedSource: FTEJerez — Fleet and simulators, FTEJerez — Campus, FTEJerez — New ATC centres in Madrid and BarcelonaChecked 2026-11-01

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Aeropuerto de Jerez, Base Aérea La Parra, 11401 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain

Costs & financing

Published starting investment

From €129,500

Integrated AFOP, self-funded, with 62 weeks of full-board accommodation.

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

Financing: No general financing scheme is published. Iberia's cadet programme part-funds training; BA and Jet2 cadet places are airline-funded.

School reportedSource: FTEJerez — AFOP price sheet 2026, FTEJerez — Advanced UPRTChecked 2026-11-01

Airline connections

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

FormalCurrent

Iberia

Iberia Cadet Programme

Iberia's own release names FTEJerez as its training provider; Iberia funds about half of the ATPL interest-free, repaid on joining.

Verified

FormalCurrent

Jet2.com

Jet2FlightPath · Since 2025

Listed on Jet2's careers site as one of three fully funded training partners.

Verified

FormalCurrent

Aer Lingus

Future Pilot Programme (MPL)

AESA's register lists an approved Aer Lingus/Vueling MPL course. The school calls itself the exclusive provider.

Verified

Formal

Vueling

MPL programme · Since 2018

AESA issued the first MPLs from the FTEJerez–Vueling programme in March 2022.

Verified

Reported

British Airways

Speedbird Pilot Academy · Since 2023

School says it trains fully funded BA cadets in Jerez; not confirmed from a BA source.

School reported

ReportedCurrent

Air Astana

Since 2013

School says the agreement was renewed with MPL training in September 2026.

School reported

Reported

Etihad

Since 2022

School says it delivers the multi-engine phase of Etihad's MPL.

School reported

Reported

easyJet

Since 2016

School-reported; no easyJet source found.

School reported

Reported

Norwegian

Mentored cadet programme

School-reported.

School reported

Reported

Kuwait Airways

Since 2023

School-reported.

School reported

Reported

Jazeera Airways

Since 2023

School-reported.

School reported

Reported

Middle East Airlines

School-reported long-term partner.

School reported

Reported

Volotea

School says graduates get direct-entry selection on campus.

School reported

Reported

Air Europa Express

School says the airline periodically recruits graduates.

School reported

School reportedSource: FTEJerez — Integrated course (AFOP)Checked 2026-11-01No placement statistics are published.

History

Every milestone with its own source and status.

1988
Origins in Scotland
The British Aerospace Flying College is set up at Prestwick.
School reportedFTEJerez
1999
Move to Jerez
The college relocates to Jerez de la Frontera.
School reportedFTEJerez · FTEJerez
2003
Becomes FTEJerez
The school takes the FTEJerez name.
School reportedFTEJerez
Mar 2022
First Vueling MPLs
AESA issues the first MPL licences from the FTEJerez–Vueling programme.
VerifiedAESA
Jan 2025
Piper fleet order
Piper announces an agreement for 20 new Archer DX aircraft.
VerifiedPiper Aircraft
2025
ATC centres in Madrid and Barcelona
Air traffic control training centres open in Madrid and El Prat de Llobregat.
VerifiedFTEJerez · AESA
Aug 2025
UK base announced
Press reports a UK base at London Oxford Airport, starting with two DA42s.
UnconfirmedAFM · Aerospace Global News
Oct 2025
Trebujena reopens
The Trebujena aerodrome reopens after upgrades.
School reportedFTEJerez
Mar 2026
Third jet simulator
An A320neo simulator is delivered.
UnconfirmedAFM

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Things that don't line up

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Pilots trained
The About and integrated pages say more than 2,000; the type-rating page and a 2024 article say about 3,000.
FTEJerez · FTEJerez · FTEJerez
Archer fleet
The fleet table lists 13 Archer III while its text calls them Archer DX; Piper announced 20 Archer DX for the school in 2025.
FTEJerez · Piper Aircraft
Jet simulators
The equipment page shows a B737 and an A320 FTD; 2026 press reports a third, an A320neo.
FTEJerez · AFM
UK base
Press reports a base at London Oxford Airport, but it is not on the 2022 UK CAA certificate copy the school hosts.
AFM · UK CAA

Ask before you pay

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How long does the AFOP take from start to licence, and how many flight and simulator hours does it include?
What happens if training runs past the 62 weeks of accommodation in the price?
Which phases are flown from Trebujena, and which from Jerez Airport?
Would my course run in Jerez or in the UK, and does the price differ?
What share of recent self-funded graduates got airline jobs, and with which airlines?
What are the refund and withdrawal conditions?
Do you publish an all-inclusive price, and what exactly is excluded?
Is my money protected if the school delays or stops training?

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Overview

In numbers

Training programmes

Airline First Officer Programme (AFOP)

Aircraft fleet

Airfield & campus

Jerez Airport

Trebujena Airfield

Costs & financing

Airline connections

History

Origins in Scotland

Move to Jerez

Becomes FTEJerez

First Vueling MPLs

Piper fleet order

ATC centres in Madrid and Barcelona

UK base announced

Trebujena reopens

Third jet simulator

Check before you pay

Things that don't line up

Ask before you pay

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