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We have a real passion for flying, and our school proves that.

The Academy

Nortávia was founded in 1989, and since then we have been the way for many young people to make their dream of becoming a pilot a reality. Our academy is strategically located in Maia, Porto, Portugal, where flight training is available all year-round and where all our activities and operations are carried out.

In Nortávia, you will receive a highly qualified training, regardless of the direction you wish to take. If you are looking for effective, dedicated and meritorious training, you are in the right place – we have a real passion for flying, and our school proves that.

Our Vision

In an era where the industry of aviation is growing exponentially, we strive to establish as one of the most trusted airline training academies in the industry. What motivates us is to continue to be the key so that many dreams and goals become reality, thus contributing to a larger and stronger aeronautical world.

Our Mission

We are committed to train and improve the most promising students, turning them into high-performance individuals, responding with excellence to the high demand for competent, suitable and resilient professionals.

Through a highly qualified and dedicated team, access to innovative equipment and solutions and vast experience in education and training, Nortávia guarantees that both students and recruiters have chosen the premium airline training option.

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Our goal is to make you a highly qualified pilot and an effective decision-maker. We want your knowledge to be consolidated with essential skills for real-life situations. Thus, our instructors are themselves pilots of excellence, with strong educational abilities. They will ensure that you have solid pillars so that you develop strong skills from the start, and so that you grow with them and become a high-performance professional.

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Porto, Portugal

Vilar de Luz Aerodrome, Maia

The Aerodrome is located in an area of exceptional landscaping only 20 km from the centre of Porto. Has a modern and functional Aerogare building and hangars area where the facilities of the main operations are located.

The academy in the north of Portugal

We gather the conditions for your career to take-off.

Our academy is very well located in the north of Portugal, at Maia, 20 minutes from the city centre of Porto and 14 km away from Porto Airport, where we have excellent weather and airspace conditions.

200 sunny days per year
14km from Porto Airport
20 minutes from Porto city centre

Let's start your career in aviation

This is the time. Let's talk about your journey.

Team

Academy Team

Cassiano Rodrigues

Cassiano Rodrigues

CEO / Accountable Manager

Filipe Lopes

Filipe Lopes

Head of Training

Pedro Cavadas Dias

Pedro Cavadas Dias

Chief Flight Instructor

Cristovão Mendes

Cristovão Mendes

Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor

António Charrua

António Charrua

Senior Flight Instructor

Carlos Cavaleiro

Carlos Cavaleiro

Safety Manager

Our Fleet

Our fleet is carefully selected to improve your training.

Tiago Costa
Studying at Nortávia was a dream come true.
I never thought I'd like this experience so much.

— Tiago Costa

Former Student

Marco Rodrigues
At the age of 40, I am already a TAP Commander. I attribute this not only to
my effort but above all there to the great preparation I received at Nortávia.

— Marco Rodrigues

TAP Commander

Cmdt. Pedro Cavadas Dias
A pilot’s career is different from most professions.
It’s a career of passions! It is a dream come true!

— Cmdt. Pedro Cavadas Dias

Nortávia's Deputy CFI

João Alexandre
Nortávia is very well located due to its proximity to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
in Porto, and it is an added advantage that we can train pilots at an international airport.

— João Alexandre

Instructor