F.T.O. PADOVA S.r.l. is a Limited Liability Italian company established in 2009, based in Padova Airport (LIPU), dealing in: • Professional aviation training ( ENAC/EASA Certificate IT.ATO.0039) • Airline and General Aviation Operations Support (Pilots, Operating Office and Brokerage) • Aviation Consulting (Administrative, Sales and Contract Support)
Our headquarter is in Padova Airport (LIPU), an airport perfect for training, full IFR (SID / STAR / INSTRUMENT APP) and VFR NIGHT, but without delays thanks to few commercial traffic.
Inside the airport buildings we have fully equipped briefings and training rooms, meeting and guest areas.
OUR PILOT TRAINING COURSES (EASA Part FCL) ARE : • ATPL (A) THEORETICAL TRAINING • CPL (A) • CR SEP/MEP (A) • IR-MEP/SEP (A) • PPL (A) • EASA Differential trainings (VP+RU+TW+EFIS) • REVALIDATION/RENEWAL • FI Flight Instructors Courses
Our company offers complete Professional Aviation Courses from “Ab-initio” ATPL Students to Type Rating opportunity with our European partners. We operate a fleet of 5 aircraft and 2 Simulators: • 3 aircraft SEP (2 Cessna C152, 1 Brand new Cirrus SR22) • 1 aircraft MEP ( 1 Brand new Tecnam P2006T G1000) • 1 aircraft COMPLEX (1 Piper PA28R) • 1 FNPT2 (FRASCA MCC) Flight Simulator for MCC Courses and IR Training • 1 A320 FFS level D EASA (JAR-FSTD A)
• Each executive officer has a dedicated area with a specialized team of people covering: • AVIATION TRAINING • MAINTENANCE and CAMO SERVICES • FLIGHT OPERATIONS and GENERAL AVIATION SERVICES • ADMINISTRATIVE and MANAGEMENT SUPPORT • AVIATION QUALITY SYSTEM • Our commercial team supports guests and provides tailor made solutions and follow-up customers at every stage in the aviation market. • Knowledge of the market, use of latest technologies, flexibility to customers need, dedicated people to each customer are our mission.
In 2012/13 F.T.O. PADOVA performed about 2000 flight training hours and about 1100 ground training hours with 12 PPL and 16 Ab-initio ATPL students. For 2014 we expect + 5% results. OUR TEAM: • 4 FULL TIME FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS + 3 PART TIME • 2 CRE (Class Rating Examiner) • 10 GROUND ISTRUCTORS (part-time) • 1 FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY • 1 TEA (English ICAO Level) EXAMINER
ACCOUNTABLE MANAGER: Mr. Antonio Sgarbossa • University Degree in Economics and Finance in Padova University; A.M. for Private Jet Company and IATA consultant in Airport Management. • Involved in FTO PADOVA S.r.l. management since 2010. PRESIDENT and HEAD OF TRAINING: Mr. Roberto Berardi • Former airline Captain with more than 12.000 flight hours in various Italian and international carriers (B767 Air Europe, F70/100 Alpi Eagles, B757/767 Air Italy). HT and CFI’s experiences in some Italian FTO’s with more than 3.000 flight hours in general aviation training. • CRE/IRE (Class/Instrument Rating Examiner) for MEP and SEP/IR approved by ENAC (Italy), IAA (Ireland) , CAA (UK), Austro Control (Austria). • ATPL Ground Instructor (Flight Planning). • Involved in FTO PADOVA S.r.l. management since 2009.
CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Federico Conforto • Flight Instructor with more than 3.000 flight hours in general aviation training in US and Italian ATO’s. • FI, IRI, CRI, SFI and ATPL ground instructor (Flight Performance, Flight Planning and Mass and Balance). • Former airline captain in TROPIC AIR (Belize) in Cessna CARAVAN and First Officer in B747-230F with Ocean Airline (based in Brescia). • Involved in FTO PADOVA management S.r.l. since 2009. CHIEF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE INSTRUCTOR : Mr. Cristian Groff • ATPL / CPL / IR ground instructor since 2006. • Air traffic controller ADI/ APS / ACS / RAD at Enav s.p.a.. • Former first officer C500/550/560 at Euraviation and Itlafly (based Milan). • Involved in FTO PADOVA S.r.l. since 2009.
F.T.O. PADOVA S.r.l. Via Sorio 89,Padova Airport 35141 Padova (Italy) LIPU Phone/Fax: +39 049 723402 E-mail: info@ftopadova.it