Welcome Letter

Welcome to FTE Jerez. I am delighted that you have now taken the first steps towards becoming a professional airline pilot with the leading Flight Training Organization in Europe!

Set within the boundary of Jerez International Airport and purpose built for flight training in a typically Spanish Mediterranean style, FTE Jerez has set the benchmark for airline pilot training. Whether conducting tailored courses for airlines or personalized self sponsored training, the FTE Jerez campus is ideally suited to deliver quality pilot training in a truly focused aviation environment. The incorporation of all aspects of training and accommodation on the one campus ensures our students remain focused on achieving the best possible results. Their excellent results, in combination with our links to a wide range of airlines, give our students a significant advantage in gaining employment.

FTE Jerez’s staff, equipment and infrastructure are second to none and we are at the forefront of the development of the latest ab-initio airline training programmes such as the Multicrew Pilot Licence. Our company is the first to reach an agreement to deliver such training with an airline under the regulation of the UK CAA.

You will find in this web an outline of the facilities and campus at Jerez and I look forward to seeing you here.

Peter Sadler, Managing Director Flight Training Europe Jerez

Our History

FTE Jerez is a direct descendent of the previous British Aerospace Flying Collage at Prestwick in Scotland. In 1998 the school was relocated to Jerez and became FTE Jerez in 2003. This lineage of quality airline pilot training has been preserved and enhanced, as FTE Jerez has established itself as one of Europe’s finest airline pilot training establishments.

With more than 20 year of history, FTE Jerez has trained more than 2,000 quality pilots who are now flying for more than 50 airlines.

FTE Jerez Key Figures

FTE closed 2008 with a total revenue of 10.5 million euros and net assets of 8.2 million euros. It has a strong balance sheet with a share capital of 6.4 million euros.

Auditors' report on financial statements

FTE Jerez Shareholders

FTE major shareholder is the Spanish savings banks' financial services group Ahorro Corporacion. (http://www.ahorrocorporacion.com/accorp/home.ahorro). The rest of the shareholders are private individuals.

Ahorro Corporacion closed the 2007 financial year with a Net Revenue of 180 million euros and a total equity of 223 million euros.

It is one of the most active players in Spanish fixed income and equity trading, both cash and derivatives, and it ranks among the top four domestic firms in terms of UCITS under management. In recent years, it has also established itself in all areas of Investment Banking, in which it occupies a prominent position.

Ahorro Corporación's strength lies in its close collaboration with its shareholders: CECA and 42 savings banks.

It has offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Málaga and Valencia and specialised subsidiaries in Boston and Miami (USA) through which it channels its international activities.

Board of Directors

• Oscar Sordo
• Peter Sadler
• Robert Anderson
• Fernando Ramírez
• Ángel González

Our Staff

FTE Jerez employs around 120 permanent staff to deliver training and all associated services.

All aspects of the package provided at Jerez are delivered by our own staff, with no elements outsourced to other organisations. As a consequence we have total control of the process from accommodation, meals, aircraft and simulator maintenance through to ground, flight and simulator training.

FTE Jerez employs 12 fulltime ground training instructors, all of whom have wide experience in aviation and teaching. FTE Jerez currently employs 32 full time flying instructors. Many are ex-military or ex-airline pilots who provide a core of experience around which less experienced, but still highly competent young instructors combine. A standards department maintains a structured standardisation program in order to ensure the highest levels of safety and instructional competence. FTE Jerez employs two full time ex-airline simulator instructors, supplemented by current and ex-airline captains, in its synthetic training area.