2FLY graduate Lennox Otway - Ryanair
What is 2FLY Pro-Pilot UK CAA licence airline programme?
The 2FLY Pro-Pilot UK CAA Airline Programme is a structured airline-focused course specifically designed for aspirational students who wish to complete an ab initio full time course of professional pilot training and achieve licences which allow them to fly for G-registered (UK-registered) aircraft globally.
Gaining a “frozen ATPL” consisting of a UK CAA-issued Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), Instrument Rating (IR), and ATPL theoretical knowledge credits effectively means you can target the following airline options for employment:
1. Major UK Domestic and International Airlines
These carriers operate G-registered aircraft, making a UK CAA licence the primary requirement.
- British Airways (and BA CityFlyer): The UK’s flag carrier relies entirely on UK CAA licensing for its primary fleets.
- Virgin Atlantic: Operates long-haul routes out of the UK using UK-registered wide bodies.
- Jet2.com: A massive employer of low-hour modular and integrated UK graduates.
- TUI Airways UK: The UK branch of the holiday carrier utilises G-registered fleets.
2. Pan-European Airlines with UK Subsidiaries
Several major European low-cost carriers operate separate UK-registered corporate entities specifically to employ UK CAA licence holders post-Brexit:
- easyJet UK: While easyJet is a European brand, they have a massive easyJet UK subsidiary operating G-registered aircraft, allowing them to hire UK CAA pilots for their UK bases.
- Ryanair UK: Ryanair operates a specific UK AOC (Air Operator Certificate) enabling UK licence holders to fly out of bases like London Stansted or Manchester on UK-registeredBoeing 737s.
- Wizz Air UK: Similar to Ryanair and easyJet, Wizz Air retains a UK-registered fleet to access the UK pilot market.
3. Regional, Cargo, and Charter Operators
Smaller or specialized UK operators provide excellent entry points for low-hour pilots holding a UK CPL:
- Loganair: Scotland’s airline and the UK’s largest regional carrier.
- Eastern Airways / Aurigny: Regional operators serving UK and nearby islands.
- DHL Air UK / CargoLogicAir: Major freight and logistics airlines operating UK-registered cargo jets.
- Executive & Corporate Aviation: Numerous UK business jet operators (e.g., Air Charter Scotland, RVL Aviation) hire UK CPL/IR holders.
4. Middle Eastern & Asian Carriers (Emirates, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific)
These international airlines routinely accept UK CAA licences. However, they do not typically hire low-hour “frozen ATPL” graduates. They generally require thousands of hours of multi-crew jet experience before allowing an applicant to convert to their local Civil Aviation Authority licence upon induction.
With our headquarters in Florida USA, we have an average of around 250 students going through training at any one time. The majority of these are undergoing programmes for FAA commercial licenses but due to the great aviation-friendly weather, we send our Pro-Pilot European students to Florida to learn to fly. They complete all their foundation training within a fantastic multi-cultural atmosphere. The icing on the Florida cake is the hour-building module, conducted alongside a real airline, our own Buzz Airlines.
For advanced training, Pro-Pilot students train with 2FLY affiliate schools in the UK or Europe who not only have the same customer focused approach to training as we do but who know exactly what the airline recruiters are looking for. They have their hands on the industry’s pulse. It is for this reason that of all Pro-Pilot students completing their final jet training module with our chosen partners, 100% have been offered airline interviews as a result.
Minimum requirements:
- 18 years of age before starting training
- Have 5 GCSEs or an equivalent diploma
- Be fit enough to obtain UK CAA Class 1 medical
- Be able to read, write and understand English
- Successfully complete the 2FLY Skills Assessment
For information about the skills assessment visit this page
Why choose Pro-Pilot?
There are many advantages to choosing Pro-Pilot. Here is a selection:
- Proven success rate over the last twenty years
- 96% of 2FLY graduates from 2023 and 2024 are now first officers for leading airlines
- Excellent weather at our fair weather training centre ensures minimal training delays
- Airline Orientation Module allows hour building alongside a real airline – totally unique to 2FLY Pro-Pilot
- 7 months accommodation in the USA is included in the course fees
- Theoretical Knowledge – full-time or distance learning – with the world’s leading ATPL theory trainers
- Complete the industry leading combined APS MCC and AUPRT course favoured by major airlines
- The 2FLY Skills Assessment protects your investment
- For peace of mind, 2FLY offers a 100% money back guarantee
- Training loans are available – secured or unsecured. Just ask your training adviser
TRAINING FEES
PRO-PILOT DUAL
The Programme
Total flying hours 219 hours
- Total single-engine piston 28 hours
- Total theory 750 hours
- Buzz Airlines multi engine 50+hours
- APSMCC+AUPRT 43 hours
- Other simulator training 24 hours
What is included>
- All ground, simulator and flight training is according to minimum hours syllabus
- 18 months shared accommodation
- Experience flying up to 8 aircraft types
- Potential to log multi-engine hours flying with Buzz Airlines*
- APS MCC & AUPRT with 2FLY Affiiate
- Achieve a UK CAA ATPL (Frozen)
- Mentoring during training from a commercial pilot plus airline recommendations afterwards
- Essential pilot equipment & training material
Pro-Pilot dual 2027 Training Fees
£87,450 GBP*
- £1,000 GBP deposit on enrolment
- $27,000 USD due 7 days prior to arrival
- $20,000 USD due week 4
- $15,000 USD due week 8
- $10,537 USD due week 12
- £26,011 GBP due week 16
- €8,095 Euro due week 20
*Fees based on USD and Euro exchange rates as of Q4 2026
TRAINING CENTRES
MERRIT ISLAND, FLORIDA, USA
Learn to fly in some of the busiest airspace in the USA. With over 100 destinations in Florida alone, you will gain valuable experience operating in and out of some of the largest airports in the world.
At 2FLY HQ you have access to:
- PA-28 Warrior
- Cessna 172 + Garmin 1000
- Flight training devices
- Buzz Airlines aircraft – Airline Orientation Module (conditional)
- Classroom training facilities
EXETER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT UK
With all commercial flight training carried out at Exeter International Airport, just outside the Cathedral University town on Exeter on the south coast. At 2FLY/ ASW you have access to:
- PA-28 Warrior / Piper Arrow / Beech Duchess
- FNPT II flight training simulator
- Flight Ops
- Multiple briefing rooms
- ATPL classroom
DUBLIN,
IRELAND
All final phase jet training (AUPRT / APS-MCC) is carried out in Ireland with our training partner Airline Flight Academy (AFA). AFA is an ATO owned and operated by Ryanair and is located just a few miles from Dublin International Airport. At this state of the art facility you will have access to:
- Boeing 737 FBS & Level D FFS
- Multiple classrooms & briefing rooms
