Egnatia Aviation Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Over 2,700 Graduates and Global Airline Training Partnerships

Greece – Egnatia Aviation, one of Greece's leading pilot training organizations, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, marking two decades of growth from a single flight training organisation established in 2006 to a globally recognized aviation training ecosystem with more than 2,700 graduates now flying worldwide.

• Egnatia Aviation holds approvals from EASA, UAE GCAA, and QCAA, and maintains a strong network of airline partnerships across Europe and the Middle East.
• Key milestones over two decades:
  • 2006 — Foundation of Egnatia Aviation and official FTO approval
  • 2011 — Training partnership with Qatar Airways
  • 2017 — Training and selection agreement with Wizz Air
  • 2018–2019 — Acceleration phase including:
    • Training partnership with Air Arabia
    • Exclusive training partnership with Iraqi Airways
    • Launch of collaboration with Aegean Airlines
    • Training and selection agreement with AlFarahidi University (Iraq)
    • Delivery of over 20,000 training hours within a single year
    • Establishment of second training base in Kozani, Greece
  • Acquisition of Amygdaleonas Aerodrome (Lydia) as a dedicated operational hub supporting long-term scalability
  • Recent renewals of partnerships with both Iraqi Airways and Aegean Airlines
• In 2025, Egnatia added 6 Elixir Aircraft to its fleet with a further 9 on order, continuing its investment in modern training platforms.

Source: Egnatia Aviation