Egnatia Aviation Inducts its 100th Batch

Greece – Egnatia Aviation, one of the countries largest flight school's headquartered in Kavala, has celebrated a double milestone — the induction of its 100th cadet batch and its 20th anniversary of operations — with Batch 100 comprising 13 new cadets from 10 countries including Greece, Latvia, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Egypt, Israel, Pakistan, India, and Iraq. Egnatia Aviation holds approvals from EASA, UAE GCAA, and QCAA, and maintains a strong network of airline partnerships across Europe and the Middle East.

Key milestones over two decades:

• 2006 — Foundation of Egnatia Aviation and official FTO approval
• 2011 — Training partnership with Qatar Airways
• 2017 — Training and selection agreement with Wizz Air
• 2018–2019 — Acceleration phase including:
  • Training partnership with Air Arabia
  • Exclusive training partnership with Iraqi Airways
  • Launch of collaboration with Aegean Airlines
  • Training and selection agreement with AlFarahidi University (Iraq)
• Delivery of over 20,000 training hours within a single year
• Establishment of second training base in Kozani, Greece
• Acquisition of Amygdaleonas Aerodrome (Lydia) as a dedicated operational hub supporting long-term scalability
• Recent renewals of partnerships with both Iraqi Airways and Aegean Airlines
• In 2025, Egnatia added 6 Elixir Aircraft to its fleet with a further 9 on order, continuing its investment in modern training platforms.

Source: Egnatia Aviation