20 years of shaping future pilots
Join BAA Training, a global aviation training organization, delivering Ab Initio and Type Rating programs – including ATPL Integrated, and MPL programs.
Our flight school based in Lleida-Alguaire, Spain, and operations are run across Lithuania, Spain, France, Vietnam, and the UAE.
20 years of shaping future pilots
International company, operating in Lithuania, Spain, France, Vietnam & UAE
Training pilots for both Ab Initio and Type Ratings
Career pathway from Instructor to IRI, CRI qualifications, to postholder roles
Earn additional qualifications like IRI, CRI, FI-FI, MPLI, and TKI
Grow to Senior Instructor role
Set individual career growth goals, supported by additional initiatives
Purpose-built facilities designed around Instructor and student needs
A growing, modern single-engine aircraft training fleet
Uncontested airspace and favorable year-round flying weather
Operations support that lets instructors focus on teaching, not logistics
International, professional and supportive team of Instructors
Motivated and hard-working student pilots
Friendly and encouraging culture that values teamwork and sharing experiences
Our flight school is built around the practical needs of instructors and students alike.
Dedicated briefing rooms provide a professional space for pre- and post-flight instruction, while our Operations and Dispatch teams keep flight scheduling, weather briefings, and aircraft allocation running smoothly throughout the day.
On-site aircraft maintenance ensures our fleet stays airworthy and available, minimizing downtime and keeping training programs on schedule.
For instructors relocating or working extended rotations, company-offered accommodation is available, making it easy to settle in without a long commute eating into your day.
Our fleet is built for both single-engine and multi-engine training, combining reliability with up-to-date avionics.
We operate 12 Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft – the industry-standard trainer, known for its stable handling and forgiving flight characteristics, each with a Garmin 1000 glass cockpit. Powered by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320, it cruises at 106 kts with an 880 km range and a 1,180 kg max flight weight, seating up to two pilots plus three passengers.
Alongside these, we fly a Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft, ideal for multi-engine and commercial training. Twin 98 hp Rotax 912S3 engines give a 135 kt cruise and 1,250 km range, with a 1,230 kg max flight weight.
Together, this fleet gives students a clear, structured progression from initial single-engine training through to multi-engine and advanced ratings.
Lleida-Alguaire Airport (LEDA) offers a controlled airport environment, favorable weather, and low traffic congestion – giving students real ATC and radio discipline from day one.
Its position on the Lleida plain brings consistent, training-friendly weather year-round, with far fewer cancellations than coastal or mountain-adjacent airfields.
The surrounding airspace is well suited to structured training, from circuits to navigation exercises, while the nearby Pyrenees offer a rare next step: accessible mountain and varied-terrain flying just a short flight away.
Lleida is a compact, welcoming city in the heart of Catalonia, offering an easy, affordable lifestyle without sacrificing access to bigger-city amenities.
Barcelona is just over an hour and a half away by car or a similarly short train ride, giving Instructors easy access to cultural life and weekend getaways whenever they want a change of pace.
The region enjoys a mild Mediterranean-continental climate – warm, dry summers and mild winters – which supports a strong, consistent flying calendar year-round.
Outside the cockpit, the area offers an outdoor-oriented lifestyle: hiking and skiing in the nearby Pyrenees, cycling routes through the Catalan countryside, and a relaxed pace of life that makes Lleida an appealing base for instructors looking to combine serious flight training work with genuine quality of life.
Gerard Coso Oliu
Deputy Chief Flight Instructor for Initial Pilot Training
ABOUT
I started my pilot’s career in 2019 after completing my integrated ATPL course.
Since then, I have been involved in various roles in aviation, expanding my experience to more than 1,000 instructional hours as a Flight Instructor for various ATOs and DTOs.
My goal is to maintain and raise our standards to the highest level and offer the highest quality of teaching from our team of Instructors.
Duties at BAA Training:
Ensuring Safety compliance
Developing and ensuring training standards
Monitoring Flight Instructors’ performance
Responsible for Flight Instructors’ standardization
Oriol Rodriguez Flotats
Deputy Head of Training for Initial Pilot Training
ABOUT
I have been dedicated to flight instruction since 2015, collaborating with different ATOs as a Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of different subjects and as a Flight Instructor.
I joined BAA Training in 2019, becoming involved in instructors’ standardization and students’ progress evaluation.
My goal is clear: to enhance the safety of our operations day by day and to elevate the quality of training of future pilots.
Arnau Martin Reus
Head of Base Operations
ABOUT
I joined BAA Training as a Training Manager, working closely with students, and was later promoted to Head of Base Operations. It’s been a period of real growth: we’ve doubled our flight hours, opened a new campus with additional classrooms, welcomed two new aircraft and significantly expanded the team.
We’ve also arranged for an official aviation authority to conduct student exams right here at our base, and our groups now complete their full training within 18 months, all without compromising safety or training quality.
Our instructors are at the heart of it. They’re professional, approachable and always willing to find solutions, and the relationship between operations and instructors is built on open communication and mutual trust.
Frank O'Connor
Senior Flight Instructor
ABOUT
I trained as a Geodesy and Photogrammetry engineer and worked across a range of fields after graduating in 2004, but aviation was always the real pull. It started in childhood and led me to my PPL and later my commercial license. While doing my Type Rating with BAA Training Spain in Barcelona, I got to know the company from the inside, and I liked what I saw. So I applied to become a Flight Instructor, and I haven’t looked back.
What I value most here is the room to keep growing. Teaching makes me a better pilot, and being surrounded by experienced aviators helps me become a more rounded, well-informed one.
Sergi Molins Abella
Senior Flight Instructor
ABOUT
Aviation, for me, comes down to three things I love: flying, teaching and travelling. After gaining valuable experience as a Flight Instructor at an academy in Barcelona, I was looking for a place that matched my skills and my ambitions, and BAA Training was it.
I was drawn by the innovative approach to training and the diverse, international environment, where I work alongside colleagues and students from many different backgrounds.
BAA Training is part of Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, operating a fleet of 107 aircraft across 6 continents. The group also provides a range of aviation services, including MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul), pilot and crew training, ground handling, and a variety of associated aviation services. Supported by 11,000 highly skilled aviation professionals, the group is the parent company to over 250+ subsidiaries.
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