Spain’s FTEJerez Returns to the United Kingdom in 2025 with New Base and Aircraft Deployment

Spain & United Kingdom - FTEJerez, the Spain-headquartered flight training organisation, will open a new base at London Oxford Airport in late summer 2025. This marks its first physical presence in the UK in more than three decades.

• FTEJerez signed contracts to operate from London Oxford Airport, where construction of bespoke facilities tailored to its operations has been approved.

• The academy will initially deploy two Diamond DA42 twin-engine trainers to provide training aligned with UK CAA licensing requirements.

• The new base will allow FTEJerez to offer both UK CAA and dual UK/EASA licence pathways, enhancing support for British Airways and Jet2 cadets as well as self-sponsored students.

• Scalability has been built into the site’s planning, enabling potential expansion in response to growing demand.

• The move represents a return to the UK for FTEJerez, which originally began as BAE Systems Flying College in Prestwick in 1988 before relocating to Spain in the 1990s.

Statements

• “This is a proud and exciting step forward for FTEJerez. Our roots lie in the UK, with the BAE Systems Flying College in Prestwick, founded in 1988, and this marks the first time since then that we return with an official base. Establishing our own presence at London Oxford Airport allows us to deliver UK CAA training with the same quality and oversight that have defined our programmes for decades.” – Oscar Sordo, Chief Executive, FTEJerez
• “We are delighted FTEJerez have selected London Oxford Airport as their official base for their return to the UK. With training flight movements up year on year at London Oxford Airport we continue to represent to the training sector we have the infrastructure and capacity to support in the growth of this market.” – Ed Sale, Business Development Manager, London Oxford Airport

Source: FTEJerez