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First graduates

2024-06-19

Yesterday we celebrated our first graduates! Jeroen and Victorien are now ready to start working at airlines as pilots. Jeroen was the first student to arrive at the school in August 2022, all the way from the Netherlands. And Victorien from France made history when he flew Green Flight Academy’s first school flight. Our first […]

Vaasa Airshow

2024-06-16

We visited our neighbouring country Finland and the Vaasa Airshow which was a well-attended event with pilots, aircraft and visitors from all over the Nordic region. Together with our Finnish students, we met many curios people who were interested in our training and the exciting things that happen in sustainable aviation in Skellefteå.

SAS Visit

2024-05-31

Mattias Hedrén, CEO SAS Link, visited Skellefteå to meet our students and potential future SAS pilots. I am very proud to work with one of the world’s safest airlines with high standards for its pilots. It means great opportunities for our students after graduation but also incredibly important for our future development. Mattias also talked […]

Visit from Swedish Energy Agency

2024-05-15

In may we had the opportunity to show our business to Robert Andrén, Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency. It is important to show that it is possible to conduct high-quality flight training at a commercial level with green technology. Sweden is at the forefront of sustainability in aviation, but we must also remember […]

New Partner Airline!

2024-05-13

New partner airline! SAS – Scandinavian Airlines and Green Flight Academy are establishing a partnership that will give our students a unique opportunity to undergo an assesment with the airline after their training. SAS has a steadily growing need for new pilots where the ultimate goal is to provide a seamless transition from training to […]

Braathens + Austrian Airlines

2024-02-09

Braathens announces a colloboration with Austrian Airlines, a part of Lufthansa Group. Braathens Regional Airlines will provide Austrian Airlines with two ATR 72-600 and crew, based in Vienna. The AT 27-600 s one of the most fuel-efficient regional aircraft in the world. Read more here

Hydrogen is the next step!

2024-01-23

We have a collaboration with Zeroavia, Braathens Regional Airlines, Skellefteå kraft och Skellefteå Airport to explore the possibility of operating commercial aviation in the region with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-based powertrain. Together we aim to set up a system demonstrator at Skellefteå Airport to carry out test flights that can show the entire value chain of hydrogen-powered […]

United Nations Global Goals

2024-01-10

This fall we have worked on how we can contribute to sustainable development according to the United Nations‘s global goals. Based on our business, we have, with the help of Business developers Almi Nord, identified and created a platform for our sustainability work according to international guidelines for sustainable business. Based on our focus areas, we […]

Visit from Mentour Pilot

2023-11-22

How is it even possible to use electric aircraft in flight training for commercial pilots? Petter Hörnfeldt visited us at the end of the summer to see how we do it. Watch us on his channel “Mentor Now!” Mentour now- Do Electric Planes REALLY work?