⭐ 10 Top Reasons to Choose Canavia Aviation Academy
1. International Aviation Campus
Canavia is part of the first and only aviation campus in the Canary Islands—a vibrant environment shared with aviation professionals and students from all over the world. Here you can easily integrate into an exciting international community and build the global mindset expected from today’s airline pilots.
2. Study Abroad Experience
With training bases in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, studying abroad at Canavia is a truly enriching experience. Students discover new cultures, meet international peers, and grow both personally and professionally—an essential step in becoming a confident airline pilot.
3. Privileged Climate
The Canary Islands enjoy an average annual temperature of 22°C. These exceptional conditions allow uninterrupted training throughout the entire year, helping you complete your course faster and reduce overall training costs.
4. Brand New Fleet
We operate a versatile fleet of 14 aircraft equipped with the latest Garmin Glass Cockpit navigation technology. To further support training, we also provide Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 simulators, a certified FNPT-II simulator, an MCC FNPT II 4000x simulator, as well as five training simulators located within our Canavia Lab..
5. Private Airfield
Canavia operates its own private airfield in Gran Canaria, used exclusively for flight training. This allows immediate takeoffs, flexible scheduling, and morning/afternoon/evening training slots—maximizing flying hours and reducing downtime.
6. Key Location
Students have access to 8 international airports located within a 2-hour flight radius. This unique geographical advantage offers exposure to diverse airspaces and real airline-level procedures, developing strong operational skills from the very beginning.
7. Own EASA-Certified Maintenance
Canavia has its own EASA-certified maintenance service (ES.CAO.026) and is an official Tecnam Service Centre. This guarantees maximum aircraft availability, safety, and quality—far beyond the industry standard.
8. Student Accommodation
We provide student residences with single rooms exclusively for Canavia students, at affordable prices. When school accommodation is full, our team assists students in finding comfortable private housing on the island.
9. Top Instructors
Our team includes more than 30 highly qualified instructors—both theory and flight—some of whom have over 13,000 hours of flying experience. Their expertise ensures high-quality training and continuous support throughout the entire course.
10. Low Cost of Living
The Canary Islands offer the most advantageous taxation system in Europe. Instead of the European VAT (21–22%), the Canaries apply a local consumer tax of only 7%. Combined with a generally lower cost of living, this significantly reduces students’ expenses during training.