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.
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.
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
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Academy Team
Cassiano Rodrigues
CEO / Accountable Manager
Filipe Lopes
Head of Training
Pedro Cavadas Dias
Chief Flight Instructor
Cristovão Mendes
Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor
António Charrua
Senior Flight Instructor
Carlos Cavaleiro
Safety Manager
Our Fleet