Costs and Services training in Switzerland - European Flight Academy

Facts on the training in Switzerland

MAKE-UP OF THE TRAINING COSTS

In all phases of its training, the European Flight Academy places a premium on quality. We offer first-rate flight instructors with comprehensive practical experience, a modern and standardized fleet of aircraft and simulators, attractive training locations with excellent infrastructure, an ambitious and sustainably designed training concept, and much more. The flights and transfer costs to Phoenix as well as accommodation on the ground are included in the training costs. A detailed breakdown of the costs is available here.

Financing Options

Your options for financing

Our Lufthansa Group pilots are excellently trained. Clearly, such comprehensive training costs money. If you conclude the declaration of intent to hire with SWISS or Edelweiss, you will not have to finance the training completely on your own. The financing of the training for future SWISS or Edelweiss pilots is split into three parts:

At the beginning, you pay your own contribution of CHF 35,000.
SWISS or Edelweiss will provide you with a training loan in the amount of CHF 45,000 (for Swiss nationals) respectively CHF 69,000 (for EU/EFTA citizens) with a minimal interest rate. You will comfortably pay back this training loan out of your salary as a pilot.
Additionally, you will receive federal subsidies in the amount of CHF 60,000 (for Swiss nationals) respectively CHF 36,000 (for EU/EFTA citizens) – details can be found under VFAL (Verordnung über die Finanzhilfen für Ausbildungen im Bereich der Luftfahrt, the Swiss ordinance on financial aid for aviation training).

Services included in the training costs

A number of additional services are already included in the training costs of the training in Switzerland: Travel to the USA and uniforms are covered, as is student housing in the USA and Grenchen. In the table you can find a list of services that are covered by the training costs.