Ireland's National Flight Centre Welcomes 18 Students to September 2026 Integrated ATPL Class

Ireland – National Flight Centre (NFC) has welcomed 18 students to its September 2026 Integrated ATPL(A) class at Weston Airport near Dublin. The intake continues the academy’s full-time airline pilot training pipeline, with its next Integrated ATPL cohort scheduled to begin in March 2027.

• NFC currently publishes a course duration of 20 months and a fee for European students of €83,500 (approximately US$97,200), payable in installments. The published package includes:
  • 230 hours of flight and simulator training.
  • 750 hours of full-time theoretical knowledge instruction.
  • Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) training.
  • Flight briefings.
  • Required charts.
  • Student pilot equipment and uniform.
  • Aircraft hire for flight tests.
• Entry requirements include a minimum age of 18 when training begins, the right to live and study in the EU, an EASA Class 1 Medical, completion of NFC’s assessment and interview process, and English proficiency at IELTS 6.5 or above. No previous flight experience is required, while applicants already holding a PPL(A) can receive a reduction in the course price.
• The academy’s current published training fleet includes Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 aircraft, Tecnam P-Mentor single-engine trainers and Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft, supported by FNPT II simulation equipment.

Source: National Flight Centre