2022
Fleet Fully Renewed
The entire fleet was modernised to train pilots for the evolving needs of the aviation industry.
From flying club to approved academy
From a 2015 aviation club to the Airways Aviation partnership — the NorthFLY journey.
Corporate
History
NorthFLY Flight Academy is a DGCA-authorised flight school founded in Samsun, with campuses in Istanbul and Tekirdag, delivering pilot and aviation training to individuals and public institutions across Turkey.
2022Selcuk Efes Operations
A flight operations centre at Selcuk-Efes Airport was opened to better serve cadets in the Aegean region.
2022Airways Aviation Turkey Founded
An agreement with Airways Aviation was signed to deliver ATPL airline pilot training across the Middle East, North Africa, India and the Caucasus.
2022Halic University Pilot Training
A collaboration agreement for pilot training programmes was signed with Halic University.
2021Istanbul and Corlu Centres Opened
After supporting 600+ graduate pilots, NorthFLY opened a contact office and theory centre on Istanbul’s European side and a flight operations centre at Corlu Airport.
- 2021
First Contact with Airways Aviation
Talks began with Airways Aviation—active in Australia, France, India, Lebanon and Dubai—on collaboration across Turkey and the Middle East.
2020Erdogan Abaci Hangar Opened
At Samsun Carsamba International Airport, NorthFLY completed its hangar and flight operations centre on the controlled side—one of only two schools with both facilities on a single airport campus.
2019NorthFLY Flight Academy Founded
After expanding the fleet and team past 10,000 operational flight hours, PIC Paradise was authorised by the Ministry of Transport as an approved flight academy—NorthFLY.
2018PIC Paradise Established
Led by experienced pilots with over a decade of operations, PIC Paradise opened as a time-building flight operations and aircraft rental centre.
2016DroneTURK Joined the Family
DroneTurk UAV Flight Academy—holding comprehensive UAV training authorisations—joined the group in October 2016.
2015Aviation Club Founded
Building on aviation culture rooted in Samsun since 1988, the 19 Mayis Aviation Club began flying sport aircraft in October 2015.
