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Discover the most modern and innovative Flight Attendant course in Portugal. At IFA, training is conducted by highly qualified professionals – from airline and military crew members to first aid specialists and aviation industry experts.
Elevate your future to new heights and start a career without borders. We have already trained more than 4,000 flight attendants, many of whom are now flying the skies around the world, in Europe or in aviation-related roles.
Check here for available classes for 2026 and 2027:
You can choose to take the course during the day with in-person or online theory, or after work with online theory.
1280€
3 weeks and 2 days
The two mandatory days of practical training take place in Lisbon, in partnership with the São Pedro de Sintra Volunteer Firefighters.
Before the start of the training, the IFA team will communicate the location, times, and all necessary information.
Ready to reach new horizons?
To participate in the course, you must meet the age, education, health, and language skills requirements for working as a cabin crew member.
Ready to reach new horizons?
To participate in the course, you must meet the age, education, health, and language skills criteria required to work as a cabin crew member.
Discover how we prepare future flight attendants through realistic and practical training.
To provide you with the best possible training, you will train in a replica aircraft to realistically simulate how you will have to behave and act inside the aircraft in various emergency scenarios.
Prepare to:
– descend onto the emergency slide,
– explain safety procedures to passengers before flight takeoff,
– sit in the cabin crew seat and evacuate passengers from the aircraft in case of fire, emergency landings on water or in remote locations,
– wear life jackets, portable oxygen equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE),
– act and react to smoke on board.
Discover the physiological effects of flying and how to save lives during flight through primary medical care.
Prepare to:
– Assess the victim’s condition
– Learn basic rescue techniques
– Resuscitation techniques (CPR)
– Use medical equipment
– Administer oxygen
With the assistance and supervision of a group of firefighters, you will carry out several exercises related to smoke and fires:
– Fighting real fires with extinguishers
– Use of smoke hoods in smoky environments
– Fire chemistry and classification
– Sources and types of smoke
– Hazards associated with fires on board
What if an unexpected water landing occurs? For this profession, it’s necessary to know how to swim 25 meters without a life jacket and how to rescue people in case of an accident.
– Flotation equipment
– Use of life raft
– Pool sinking procedures
– Water survival skills (individual and group)
– Distribution of tasks to passengers
– Passenger rescue
Introduction to Aviation:
– Aviation Legislation
– Transportation of Dangerous Goods
– Aviation Safety
– First Aid and Aviation Medicine
– Operational Procedures
– Crew Resource Management
– Safety, Equipment, and Emergency Procedures
– Smoke and Fire Training
– Water Survival
– Evacuation Drills
The Cabin Crew course offers various payment options and methods, tailored to students’ needs, facilitating access to quality training with greater financial flexibility.
Students who are residents of Portugal or the EU can pay in installments from the time they enroll until the first day of class.
International students are required to make the full payment at the time of enrollment – 1.280€
National students may pay in full or according to the following structure:
1 – Registration Fee: €350 – This amount is required to secure your place on the course.
2 – Remaining balance: €930 – This amount may be paid in instalments*
*The total course fee must be paid by the first day of classes.
In the event that a refund is required, it will only be possible if the scheduled course start dates are postponed. For students undergoing a visa application process, refunds will only be considered upon submission of official proof of visa refusal (an administrative fee of €250 will be applied).
Request our bank details and complete your payment via bank transfer.
You may make your payment in cash in person at any of our facilities.
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Sim. A formação da IFA é certificada pela DGERT.
Após concluíres o curso com aproveitamento, obterás o Cabin Crew Attestation, emitido pela ANAC de acordo com a regulamentação EASA.
Os dois dias de treino prático realizam-se em Lisboa, em parceria com os Bombeiros Voluntários de São Pedro de Sintra.
A equipa da IFA comunica antecipadamente o local, os horários e todas as informações necessárias.
Não. Não é necessária experiência anterior na área da aviação.
Sim. É necessário ter, pelo menos, o nível B1.
O curso é lecionado em português, mas o manual, os testes e a terminologia aeronáutica são em inglês.
Sim. É obrigatório conseguir nadar 50 metros sem ajuda e sem colete salva-vidas.
Caso ainda não saibas nadar, recomendamos que realizes aulas de natação antes do início do curso.
