EASA ATPL in Greece
ATPL theory exams and training in Greece
Greece pairs good Mediterranean flying weather with a national flag carrier that funds pilot training end to end, and one of the lowest ATPL exam fees in the EASA system. The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority runs the theory exams from a single national venue at Athens airport.
HCAA
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
13 EASA papers
Sat under EASA Part-FCL
English (ECQB)
For ATPL theory papers
~€55k-€90k+
Indicative, varies by school
The national aviation authority: HCAA
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) is Greece's EASA competent authority for pilot licensing. A 2025 reform converted the HCAA into an autonomous public legal entity with its own governor, part of a modernisation programme run with EASA and EUROCONTROL, but it remains the body that schedules and administers the ATPL theory exams. Its Personnel Licensing section announces and runs the sittings monthly.
How the ATPL theory exams work
The 13 ATPL theory papers are drawn from EASA's European Central Question Bank, which the HCAA keeps updated with EASA's ECQB releases, with a 75% pass mark per paper and an 18-month window to complete all subjects. Two things stand out in Greece: sittings are monthly with an electronic slot-booking system, and the exam fee is just €15 per subject (the same for a resit), among the lowest anywhere in the EASA system. You can sit several subjects at one sitting.
Exam fees and procedures are set by the authority and change over time. Amounts quoted here reflect published fee schedules as of July 2026; confirm the current fee with HCAA before booking a sitting.
Where you sit the exams
Unlike countries that spread exams across schools, Greece uses a single national venue: the HCAA's facility at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (Building 46, Spata). Candidates arrive early, hand electronic devices into lockers, and sit the papers under HCAA supervision. Everyone sitting Greek ATPL theory exams comes through this one Athens centre.
What ATPL training costs in Greece
~€55,000 to ~€90,000+
Greek schools publish a fairly wide range. Egnatia Aviation quotes training packages from about €55,000 up to €120,000 depending on the route, and Aegean Airlines' own figures put the cost of its sponsored cadet programme at over €90,000 per cadet. As a rough guide, integrated ATPL training in Greece sits around €55,000 to €90,000-plus. Confirm current pricing directly with each school.
Figures are indicative, quoted by the schools named below or by third-party aggregators, and change often. Confirm current pricing directly with the training organisation.
Notable ATOs in Greece
A few of the EASA-approved training organisations that run ATPL theory or integrated programmes here. SkyStudy is not affiliated with any of them; the links go to each school’s own website so you can check current programmes and pricing yourself.
Egnatia Aviation
KavalaBased at Kavala airport in northern Greece, Egnatia runs integrated and modular programmes with airline partnerships and one of the highest annual flight-hour outputs of any Greek school.
Visit websiteGlobal Aviation S.A.
Athens / MegaraOne of the oldest and largest academies in Greece, with ground school in the Athens area and flying at Megara. It is the official flight-training partner for the Aegean Airlines pilot scholarship.
Visit websiteSuperior Air
MegaraEASA-approved ATO with bases at Megara and several Greek islands, offering integrated ATPL, modular ATPL and standalone ATPL theory.
Visit websiteA flag carrier that funds ATPL training end to end
The standout Greek story is the Aegean Airlines Pilot Scholarship. Since 2018 Aegean has funded cadets through a roughly 20-month integrated ATPL programme delivered with Global Aviation and Egnatia Aviation; by the 2025 cycle the airline reported more than 240 scholars trained, with over 130 of them now captains, and put the per-cadet training cost at over €90,000. Combine that with a €15 per-subject exam fee and a single, predictable national exam venue at Athens airport, and Greece looks quite different from the larger, more dispersed training markets.
ATPL in Greece: common questions
Who runs the ATPL theory exams in Greece?
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) schedules and administers the 13 ATPL theory papers under EASA Part-FCL. A 2025 governance reform did not change its role as the exam authority.
How much is the ATPL theory exam in Greece?
The HCAA charges €15 per subject, the same for an initial attempt or a resit. That is one of the lowest ATPL theory-exam fees in the EASA system.
Where do you sit ATPL exams in Greece?
At a single national venue: the HCAA facility at Athens International Airport (Building 46, Spata). Greece does not spread the exams across training schools.
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Last reviewed July 2026