Flight Training
Partners.
TATS partners directly with both academies below — building and overseeing every relationship ourselves, with no agents or sub-contractors in between. That means weekly oversight via Flight Logger, from the first flight hour to the last.
Goldwings Flight Academy.
Poland.
Goldwings Flight Academy is an EASA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) operating from Warsaw and Kraków. It is where TATS 120, TATS 120 ATPL Integrated, and Fly Direct cadets complete their flight training — the main pathway for most TATS cadets.
The partnership is direct: no intermediary, no sub-agent, no third party between TATS and the flying school. Capt. Dragan Ivanovich — TATS's Board Advisor, an EASA Certified Flight Instructor and Class Rating Examiner — provides ongoing training quality oversight, with weekly visibility into every cadet's progress via Flight Logger.
A 17-aircraft fleet. Real airline outcomes.
17 Training Aircraft
Cessna 152 (×3) and Cessna 172 (×4) for single-engine VFR/IFR, AT-3 (×4) and Diamond DA-20, Diamond DA-42, Piper Seneca III, Piper Arrow V for multi-engine and advanced training, plus a Pilatus PC-12 NG for turboprop type rating.
Three Simulators
A Diamond DA-42 FNPT II, a full-motion Cessna 182 FNPT II, and an Airbus A320 FNPT II for Multi-Crew Cooperation — the same JOC simulator training built into the TATS 120 syllabus.
Cold-Weather Flying
Poland’s winters mean TATS cadets get real FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing) exposure as part of training — conditions a Kerala-based academy simply cannot offer.
In-House Maintenance
Goldwings holds its own EASA Part-145 maintenance and CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management) approvals — the fleet is maintained in-house, not outsourced.
AOC Holder
Goldwings also holds an Air Operator Certificate (AOC), placing it a tier above training-only schools in regulatory standing and operational maturity.
1,000+ Graduates
Goldwings alumni now fly for Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air, Enter Air, and Turkish Airlines — the career outcome TATS cadets are training toward.
Fleet, simulator, and certification details sourced from Goldwings Flight Academy's official site, goldwings.pl.
National Aviation Academy.
Vršac, Serbia.
Vršac is where TATS's very first batch took to the sky. Batch 1 is currently flying at the National Aviation Academy, Vršac, Serbia — and every Batch 1 cadet completed their Solo in under 15 hours.
As with Goldwings, TATS maintains direct weekly visibility into Batch 1's training progress through Flight Logger — the same evidence-first oversight standard applied across every flight-training partner.
A government-run academy. Decades of history.
Cessna 172 Fleet + Piper Seneca
A fleet of classic and G1000 glass-cockpit Cessna 172s for single-engine VFR/IFR training, plus the Piper PA-34 Seneca for multi-engine class training.
ALSIM FNPT II Simulator
An ALSIM FNPT II flight training device for instrument and procedural training before cadets log real hours in the air.
Government-Owned Academy
Operated by the SMATSA Aviation Academy (formerly Jat Airways Flight Academy) and owned by the Government of Serbia — a national training institution, not a private operator.
Five Hangars, Own Airfield
Vršac Airfield (ICAO: LYVR) has five hangars, a dedicated classroom building, and a control tower — with three runways, including a 1,000m asphalt strip.
EASA Part-145 Certified
The Academy’s Maintenance Department has held EASA Part-145 light-aircraft maintenance certification since 2005.
Batch 1’s Proving Ground
Where TATS sent its very first cadets — every Batch 1 pilot soloed in under 15 hours, the result TATS now measures every batch against.
Fleet and facility details sourced from the Academy's official site, vakademija.edu.rs, and public airfield records.