Cadet Pilot Training

Airline Academy overview

Making the decision to become a pilot with L3Harris is a life-changing step towards an exciting and rewarding career. Flying passengers around the globe in an office above the clouds with spectacular views is a job that’s hard to beat! Here at L3Harris we are dedicated to helping our cadets secure their dream role as a pilot with a commercial airline.

Whether you choose to train for a UKCAA, EASA or FAA pilot license you will be embarking on an exciting and rewarding career travelling the world and forging lifelong friendships with fellow cadets and aircrew alike. 

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UK and Europe Pilot Training

If you are looking to become an airline pilot in the United Kingdom and Europe this means you will undertake a UKCAA (United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority) or EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) pilot training program.

We offer a range of training programs for prospects to earn their Air Transport Pilot License, through integrated, flexible and university routes.

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U.S. Pilot Training

Looking for a flight school in the United States? We offer pilot training in the U.S.A. approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at our Airline Academy in Sanford, Florida.

We have the facilities and training expertise at our Florida Airline Academy to prepare our cadets for an exciting and rewarding career as a commercial airline pilot. Students can join one of our numerous pathway programs with the legacy, major, regional and charter airlines we work with.

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International Students

L3Harris Airline Academy welcomes international students to both our UK / Europe and U.S.A. Academy pilot training locations. Training will take either a UKCAA/EASA route, or an FAA route. Click below to learn more.

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Press releases

All Nippon Airlines students will train on aircraft like the Diamond DA42 at L3Harris’ Cranfield Training Center in England for the 60-week, single-engine and multi-engine flight training and ground school.

Press release | 02. 07. 2023

L3Harris Selected to Train All Pilots for Japan’s Leading Airline

L3Harris Technologies announced today its selection by Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd., to train its next generation of pilots.

All Nippon Airlines students will train on aircraft like the Diamond DA42 at L3Harris’ Cranfield Training Center in England for the 60-week, single-engine and multi-engine flight training and ground school.

Press release | 02. 07. 2023

L3Harris Selected to Train All Pilots for Japan’s Leading Airline

L3Harris Flight Academy Piper Aircraft

Editorial | 09. 23. 2022

L3Harris' Florida Flight Academy Earns Additional Regulatory Approvals

L3Harris Airline Academy launches new training centre facilities at Cranfield.

Trade Release | 07. 15. 2022

L3Harris Airline Academy Launches New Training Center Facilities at Cranfield

L3Harris’ Florida Flight Academy Earns UK Regulatory Flight Training Approval.

Trade Release | 07. 14. 2022

L3Harris’ Florida Flight Academy Earns UK Regulatory Flight Training Approval

Aircraft in-flight

Trade Release | 06. 22. 2022

L3Harris Receives Prestigious International Aviation Technology Achievement Award