SPU Flight Academy

Information

Established year 1998

Website http://www.spu.academy

Locations

Gothenburg

Activities

Flight Training

Permits

ATO PPL CPL FI

Description

SPU Flight Academy (former Svensk Pilotutbildning (SPU)) is a large flight school located at Gothenburg-City Airport (Säve) in south western Sweden. The school offers PPL(H) and CPL(H) training on a large fleet of Robinson and Eurocopter helicopters.

Click here to see SPU's promotion video on Youtube

History

SPU started with fixed wing training operations in 1998. The helicopter education was established in 2004, and it has grown to become one of the leading schools in Sweden.

The flight school added an EC120 (SE-JEP) to its fleet in 2013.

In January 2014 SPU was awarded a government contract for two classes of 20 civil helicopter pilots each. After acceptance to the two-year 400-point higher vocational education programme, the pilots will gain a full ATPL(H)IR theory and a CPL(H) license with 135 flight hours each. The classes are funded by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education.

In order to handle the increased number of training flights SPU added two additional R22s to its fleet in September-October 2014. It also added a brand new EC120 to its fleet.

In january of 2021 SPU change it name to SPU Flight Academy.