Safety above schedule
Any instructor or student can cancel a flight for safety without explaining to anyone first. We review it afterwards, never in the moment.
About Northwind
A flight school founded in 2011 by two airline pilots who were tired of watching young Nigerians travel abroad to train. Today we train around 90 students a year in Lagos.
Why we started
Training abroad costs families foreign exchange, separates students from home for two years, and leaves them unfamiliar with the weather and airspace they will actually fly in.
We built Northwind to offer the same standard here, with instructors who know the harmattan haze, the rainy season squall lines and the radio calls at our busy airports.
- 2011founded in Ikoyi
- 90students a year
- 14instructors
- 312licences and ratings issued
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What we hold ourselves to
Honest records
Students see their own hours, exam results and instructor notes as they are written. Parents get a termly report.
Clear money
Fixed phase fees, receipts for everything, and phase fees held separately until the phase starts.
No false promises
We never promise jobs. We promise good training, careers help and the truth about your progress.
The people who run the school
Capt. Emeka Adeyinka
Head of training
Airline captain for 18 years before coming home to teach.
Funmilayo Bassey
Chief ground instructor
Teaches navigation and performance. Former air traffic controller.
Ibrahim Danjuma
Chief engineer
Licensed engineer who runs our hangar and its 50 hour checks.
Chiamaka Eze
Safety officer
Commercial pilot and instructor who leads our weekly safety review.
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Our story so far
- 2011
Ground school opens
Twelve students and one classroom on Bourdillon Close.
- 2014
First aircraft
Two trainers and a shared hangar at the base airfield.
- 2018
Commercial course approved
Our first integrated commercial students start.
- 2022
Simulators and hostel
Both simulators installed and the 40 bed hostel opened.
- 2026
Second light twin
More instrument training capacity for the February intake.
Meet us in person.
Open mornings run on the first Saturday of every month in Ikoyi.