Graduate careers
Pilots who started with us as students, and often later became instructors, now fly for airlines in Poland and abroad. Below are eleven people for whom Ventum Air was one stage on the journey to the cockpit. Some still work with us and enjoy returning to general aviation to share experience from larger aircraft. Information current in 2026.
Where our graduates fly
Smartwings
Norra
Call&Fly
11
pilots who started at Babice
5
airline first officers
A320 · B737
aircraft types they fly today
From Babice to the airlines
Agnieszka Baran
With Ventum Air almost from the beginning: chief flying instructor (CFI) and flight instructor. Now an Airbus A320 first officer at Wizz Air.
Paweł Zarembski
With Ventum Air almost from the beginning: chief ground instructor (CGI) and flight instructor. Now a Boeing 737 first officer at Enter Air.
Łukasz Fidecki
He began with the FI(A) instructor course and flew with our students as an instructor. He then joined a charter airline flying piston aircraft, progressed to multi-engine turbine aircraft and is now an Airbus A320 first officer. Whenever time allows, he returns to train with us.
Michał Jurandot
An instructor at Ventum Air from June 2011 to February 2012. Now a Boeing 737 first officer at Travel Service, today Smartwings.
Yann Eechout
He started with us on an FI(A) course and flew extensively as an instructor from May 2012 to October 2013. Now a first officer at Travel Service, today Smartwings. He still flies with us when his duties allow.
Instructors, charter flying and aviation businesses
Maciej Kowalczyk
He gained his instructor rating with us and taught subsequent students. Today he owns the aviation company Call&Fly and still flies with us.
Jerzy Hałaj
He joined us just after PPL(A) and completed the full commercial programme, including FI(A) training. He instructed for PPL(A) and Night VFR and now flies piston aircraft for a charter airline, with a move to turbine aircraft ahead.
Jakub Andrzejczak
Like Jerzy, he has been with us since PPL(A). Today he is a Ventum Air instructor and also a charter pilot flying general aviation aircraft.
Piotr Pietrucha
He gained his commercial licence with us and is now a corporate pilot in general aviation.
Rami Sadik
He gained his commercial licence and instructor rating at Ventum Air. He returned to Finland, where he works as an instructor.
Tony Nordstrom
He completed the full FI(A) instructor course with us and now flies for Flybe Finland, today Norra.
The instructor path
For many pilots, the FI(A) instructor rating is a natural career stage: their first paid aviation role and a way to build hours, including with us. Most people on this list started this way. Explore FI(A) ground school and FI(A) flight training.
Your journey can begin the same way
Each of these stories began with a first flight at Babice. If you are considering an airline career, explore the 0-ATPL programme – a complete path from beginner to ATPL(A) theory under one roof – or contact us to discuss your goal.