Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
LECU
Quality Fly Aviation Academy
- ATO E-ATO-197 · AESA (Spain)Verified
Madrid pilot school at Cuatro Vientos that now teaches one course: a full-time integrated ATPL taught entirely in English, with four intakes a year. It publishes an itemised all-inclusive price, €96,000 for 2027 starts, and includes 40 hours of Airbus A320 multi-crew training, gliding and a multi-engine night flight. Modular courses are not currently offered.
ICAO
LECU
Runway
09/27
Length
1,500 m
Elevation
2269 ft
- Aircraft
- 13
- Programmes
- 2
- From
- €2k
Overview
Regulatory approval
ATO E-ATO-197
AESA (Spain) — EASA Part-FCL
Information completeness
83%
10 of 12 topics documented
Verification coverage
22%
4 verified · 13 school · 1 unconfirmed
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Partner and co-founder; Airbus A320 captain
Rubén Matesanz
Board member (managing director 2018 – April 2024)
Juan Cervero
Ownership & campus
Private company (Quality Fly, S.A.). The school says it was founded in the UK; press names A320 captain Rubén Matesanz as partner and co-founder. Shareholders are not published.
In numbers
Who says what. Where sources disagree we show each figure side by side.
Fleet
13 aircraft, all owned by the school; about 6–7 students per aircraft
Integrated students
Grew from 12 to 70; team from 10 to about 35 people
Growth figures from the outgoing managing director, April 2024. Period not stated precisely.
Theory pass rate
+95% at the first attempt
Another school page gives 92%.
Graduate airlines
Graduates reported at Ryanair, Iberia, Cathay Pacific, Aer Lingus, Vueling, Air Europa, Wizz Air, Binter and others
Shown as logos and testimonials; no formal airline agreement is published. Ryanair's recruitment team visited the school in 2023 (press).
Training programmes
2 programmes documented from the school's own pages.
EASA Integrated ATPL(A)
Full-time students starting from zero who want a frozen ATPL taught in English.
- 1IntroductionMonths 1–2
- 2ATPL theory and glidingMonths 3–11Exam modules of about 4 subjects every 3 months; 3 glider sessions
- 3Flight trainingFrom month 12SEP VFR and IFR with night flying, multi-engine and FNPT II with PBN, then UPRT and APS MCC
You finish with
- EASA CPL(A) with ME/IR
- ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
- APS MCC certificate
Training covers
- Night rating
- IR with PBN
- MEP
- UPRT
- APS MCC (A320)
- Gliding (3 sessions)
Timetable: Four intakes a year, starting on the first working day of March, June, September and November. The school says 2026 starts are full and March 2027 admissions opened in September 2026.
Entry requirements
- Age
- 17 or over
- Education
- High-school certificate equivalent to A Levels or Bachillerato
- Medical
- EASA Class 1 (the school can arrange it)
- English
- ICAO level 4 equivalent
- Selection
- English and maths & physics entry exams, then an interview with an airline pilot; free of charge
- Physical
- Up to 90 kg and 158–191 cm (admissions page)
800 h theory (750 h ATPL theory, 50 h technical training). Flying: 90 h SEP VFR (incl. basic and advanced UPRT), 44 h SEP IFR, 21 h multi-engine piston. Simulator: 15 h FNPT II with PBN and 40 h APS MCC. The school's pages give 20 months as the standard length and the FAQ says students usually take 20–24 months; the syllabus page also lists 14-, 18- and 24-month versions without separate prices. The APS MCC is credited towards a later A320 type rating.
School's pageAircraft fleet
13 aircraft in the fleet, according to the source below. Counts are not a guarantee of daily availability.
- Tecnam P2008 JC9
Single engine · 2 seats · VFR and IFR training; MkII aircraft with Garmin G3X Touch per press, newer ones with FLARM
- Tecnam P2006T3
Twin engine · 4 seats · Multi-engine training; Garmin glass cockpit
- Cessna 172S1
Single engine · 4 seats · Used for UPRT
- Single engine 10
- Multi engine 3
Tecnam
P2008 JC
2 seats · VFR and IFR training; MkII aircraft with Garmin G3X Touch per press, newer ones with FLARM
Tecnam
P2006T
4 seats · Multi-engine training; Garmin glass cockpit
Cessna
172S
4 seats · Used for UPRT
Simulators
Elite FNPT II PBN advanced turboprop (Beechcraft King Air B200) · Airbus A320 Level D full-flight simulator, operated by Global Training Aviation (GTA) · Airbus A320 FNPT II · Tecnam P2006T simulator (Softec) · Boeing 737 Level D full-flight simulator (named in the FAQ only) · Unlimited-use practice simulator at the school
Airfield & campus
Runway data from OurAirports — unconfirmed until checked against the national AIP.
Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport
Only published flying base: flight operations, school offices, ATPL classrooms and practice simulator nearby
- ICAO
- LECU
- Elevation
- 2269 ft
- Runway
- 09/27
- Length × width
- 1,500 × 30 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Runway
- 09L/27R
- Length × width
- 822 × 45 m
- Surface
- Grass
- Runway
- H1/
- Length × width
- 40 × 30 m
- Surface
- Asphalt
School
ATPL classrooms, administration office, flight operations centre and practice simulator (photos only on the facilities page)
Flight operations
Room 1.28 in the AENA services building at Cuatro Vientos
Student accommodation on campus
Private rooms with bathroom and kitchenette at a student residence in Carabanchel, Madrid, with pool, gym, coworking space and canteen; utilities included. The school's pages give prices from €865, €920 or €950 a month.
Ctra. Barrio de la Fortuna s/n, 28054 Madrid, Spain (flight operations: Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport, AENA services building, room 1.28)
Costs & financing
Published starting investment
From €1,950
MCC course. Integrated ATPL €96,000 (2027 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
Financing: CaixaBank study loans for Spanish residents of up to €150,000, covering course and living costs; terms and interest rate not published. Monthly instalments for the course fee; deposit not published.
Airline connections
Formal: announced by the airline or Airbus. Reported: terms unknown. No school can guarantee a job.
Airline connections not provided yet. This does not mean the school lacks it — we have not found a reliable source.
History
Every milestone with its own source and status.
2018
New management and fleet renewal
Juan Cervero became managing director and the school began adding about two new aircraft a year.
UnconfirmedAFM · Quality Fly2021
A320 multi-crew training with GTA
Partnership with simulator operator Global Training Aviation for APS MCC training began.
School reportedQuality FlyApr 2022
New integrated ATPL
Integrated ATPL relaunched with 40 hours of A320 full-flight-simulator multi-crew training.
UnconfirmedHosteltur2023
Fleet grows 37%
Two more Tecnam P2008s and a second P2006T took the fleet to 11 aircraft.
UnconfirmedAFM · Plane & Pilot2024
Fleet modernisation
Four new Tecnam P2008 JC MkII aircraft joined and the three older P2002s were sold.
School reportedQuality FlyApr 2024
Managing director moves to the board
Juan Cervero stepped down as managing director and stayed on the board; his successor was not named.
UnconfirmedAFMSept 2025
GTA partnership extended
Top graduates enter a talent database that GTA's partner airlines can consult; the airlines are not named.
School reportedQuality Fly
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Things that don't line up
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Integrated ATPL price
The price page gives €96,000 for 2027 (list €99,500). Other text on the school's own site still shows €86,000, €79,650, €71,750 and 'under €60,000'; the lower figures match press reports from 2019–2022.
Course length
Most pages give 20 months and the FAQ 20–24 months; the syllabus page and site text also mention 14-, 18- and 24-month versions.
Flight and simulator hours
The syllabus components add up to 210 h, which the English price page also gives; the same syllabus page and the Spanish price page say 220 h.
A320 full-flight-simulator time
Pages say both '40 h A320 FFS Level D' and 8 h of the APS MCC in the full-flight simulator, with the rest on an FNPT II.
Class 1 medical
The English price page includes the initial Class 1 medical; the Spanish price page and the FAQ list it at €450 extra.
Physical limits
The admissions page sets 90 kg and 158–191 cm; the FAQ says 95 kg and 195 cm.
Accommodation
Monthly prices of €950, €865 and €920 appear on different pages, and the travel time to the airport is given as 7, 15, 30 or 40 minutes.
Simulators
The fleet page lists two simulators; the FAQ lists five, including a Boeing 737 full-flight simulator.
Approved vs offered
AESA approves modular, PPL, LAPL and instructor courses, but the website says modular training is not currently offered.
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27 sources
Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Something wrong or out of date?
- 01Quality Fly — official websiteschool website
- 02Quality Fly — Integrated ATPL overviewschool website
- 03Quality Fly — Integrated ATPL price (all-inclusive)school website
- 04Quality Fly — Precio (Spanish price page)school website
- 05Quality Fly — Syllabus & durationschool website
- 06Quality Fly — Admissions & course startschool website
- 07Quality Fly — Innovation & excellenceschool website
- 08Quality Fly — Modular coursesschool website
- 09Quality Fly — MCC courseschool website
- 10Quality Fly — Fleetschool website
- 11Quality Fly — FAQschool website
- 12Quality Fly — Contactschool website
- 13Quality Fly — How much does it cost to become a pilot?school website · 2026-08-04
- 14Quality Fly — Housing solutionsschool website
- 15Quality Fly — Quality Fly and GTA strengthen partnershipschool website · 2025-09-30
- 16Quality Fly — Fleet modernisationschool website · 2024-10-02
- 17Quality Fly — How to finance pilot trainingschool website · 2026-04-21
- 18AFM — Quality Fly expands fleet by 37% in 2023press · 2023-11-16
- 19Plane & Pilot — Madrid's Quality Fly soars with new Tecnamspress · 2023-11-20
- 20AFM — Quality Fly's managing director shares growth metricspress · 2024-04-16
- 21AFM — Quality Fly welcomes airline pilot recruitment teampress · 2023-09-18
- 22FlightLogger — Quality Fly goes live with FlightLoggerpress · 2022-03-01
- 23Hosteltur — Quality Fly launches new ATPL coursepress · 2022-04-08
- 24AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) listregulator · 2026-10
- 25Quality Fly — ATO certificateschool website
- 26Quality Fly — Legal noticeschool website
- 27Quality Fly — New pilot training loan for Spanish residentsschool website · 2025-03-19
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