Guthrie Aviation was founded in 1995 and remains the oldest commercially operating Approved Flight Training School in Zimbabwe. It is also licensed to conduct Air Charter Operations and the team prides itself in maintaining a professional approach to all aspects of aviation in which they are involved. Many of the pilots trained at the school have gone on to fly for many of the world’s largest airlines such as Emirates and Cathay Pacific.
Guthrie Aviation is headed up by Craig Guthrie and Kevin Leliard, both of whom have over 20 years of aviation experience. Craig started flying in 1988 and since then has accumulated more than 14500 hours of flight time of which more than 9000 hours have been as an instructor. Craig holds multiple licences including an American Airline Transport Pilots Licence and is a Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Approved Examiner and Test Pilot. 

Kevin started flying in 1987 and has accumulated more than 9500 flight hours. Kevin spent several years flying large cargo aircraft worldwide. He holds both an American and European Airline Transport Pilots Licence and covers the important areas of Safety and Quality Assurance for Guthrie Aviation. Kevin is also a Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Approved Examiner and Test Pilot.
Both Kevin and Craig believe that safety is paramount in everything they do.

Guthrie Aviation is registered and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.

The school offers full and part time training for the Private Pilots Licence (PPL) and the Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL), as well as instrument ratings, night ratings and type conversions (multi-engine and single engine). 
All the soft courses e.g. CRM, DGR, SEP are offered at the school. 

The school’s training material has been developed over a number of years and meets international standards. All ground training is conducted in dedicated air-conditioned facilities and the school has its own in house computerised testing facility.

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