Capt. Zino Mario
Founder & CEO
OUR FOUNDER
Zino Aviation was founded by Captain Zino Mario, a British-Nigerian pilot with extensive experience in both airplanes and helicopters. Captain Zino became a Private Pilot at 18 and a Commercial Pilot at 19. With over a decade in the aviation industry he holds EASA, FAA, and ICAO Airplane, Helicopter, and UAV licenses. Captain Zino is an experienced Pilot, Mentor, Aviation Consultant and Flight Training Expert having trained in over seven flight schools and flown across three continents. In 2018, he founded Zino Aviation, the world's first and leading Pilot Training Consultancy firm designed to help and mentor aspiring pilots and provide consultancy services to the aviation industry.
He retired from active flying in 2021 to focus on running Zino Aviation full-time.
OUR FOCUS
At Zino Aviation we are dedicated to supporting you on your journey to becoming a commercial pilot. We provide a wide range of services, including Masterclasses, Mentorship Programs, Ground School Classes (online and In-person) as well as Flight Training through our partnerships with reputable flight schools. Our goal is to equip you with all the knowledge, guidance, and support you need to succeed, while also reducing your training costs, time, and overall difficulty you experience. Additionally, we help pilots get jobs. We recruit for airlines and have a wide network in the industry. We will assist you with employment opportunities after completing your training and provide you with interview training, ensuring a seamless transition into your aviation career.
OUR FUTURE
Zino Aviation is dedicated to creating a future where the journey to becoming a commercial pilot is smooth and obstacle-free. We are committed to ensuring that aspiring pilots worldwide have access to the best flight training, mentorship, and support, eliminating common challenges such as high costs, long training durations, and post-training unemployment. Our focus is on creating seamless transitions from training to employment by connecting our graduates with reputable airlines and ensuring their investment in education pays off. Leveraging innovative technology and our unique approach, we plan to expand our reach and make our comprehensive support and training accessible to every aspiring pilot globally. Join us as we set new standards in the aviation industry and transform the aspirations of countless individuals into reality.
What do we do?
FLIGHT
TRAINING
We provide Airplane and Helicopter Flight training through our various partner flight schools situated around the world. Ranging from South-Africa, Europe, America and the United Kingdom, we ensure FAA, EASA and ICAO Pilot Licenses are attainable at the best, and the most affordable flight schools. We train aspiring pilots through their PPL, CPL, Multi-Engine and Instrument Ratings as well as provide Type Rating training if required.
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PILOT
MENTORSHIP
We provide mentorship services for aspiring pilots with our CEO, Capt. Zino. We mentor these pilots before, during and after flight school. We provide them with continuous help, guidance, and all the support they need to finish and secure employment. We go with them through their entire journey, so they are never alone and have continuous, on-demand, access to all our expertise.
Then we help them get jobs at leading airlines.
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ONLINE PILOT
MASTERCLASS
Our Online Masterclass is a one-day online event with Captain Zino. He will teach you the A-Z of becoming a Commercial Pilot, covering the entire process and everything you need to know before, during and after flight school. We cover every aspect involved in the journey to becoming a fully employed commercial pilot. The Masterclass is interactive so you can ask as many questions as you like and receive strategic advice. He will teach how to prepare and excel at flight school, how to fund your training, reduce your flight training costs and avoid being scammed by flight schools. He will also teach you how to get your first pilot job and much more.
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GROUNDSCHOOL
(ONLINE& IN-PERSON)
Our Online and In-person Ground School Classes prepare aspiring pilots for their flight training. Taught by certified Flight Instructors, these classes cover theoretical subjects such as Air Law, Navigation, Meteorology, Human Factors, and more. The objective is to provide you with a solid theoretical foundation before you begin flight school, reducing time, cost and difficulty. Practical experience is also offered through our state-of-the-art flight simulators where we will teach you how to fly, prior to arriving flight school.
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Hear From Past Students
Zino is an awesome mentor!!! I learnt so so much from him in just 30 minutes, more than I have learnt watching a lot of videos on Instagram, YouTube and even pilot Vlogs. He provided helpful information on how to make the training process run smoothly, and most importantly, he was very realistic. It is worth the time!!! Every aspiring aviator needs this!!!
I look forward to having you as my mentor. Thank you, Zino!
- DAMOPE OLORODE
In my opinion, all aspiring aviators need a mentor like Zino.
I had an amazing call with zino. If you need an expert that will mentor and give you insight on aviation, that will help you for real, then zino surely is that kind of person. I am thankful for all the information, kindness and understanding Capt. Zino. - MUHAMMED LAWAL
Having the call with Zino was more relaxing than I expected. He is very patient to listen and understand all your questions and give answers. His wealth of knowledge and insight into the industry shows as he gives the information required to have a successful journey towards becoming a pilot in the best way possible for your journey. - NONYENACHI NWANDU
Very Professional! Very Knowledgeable! I learned more in 30 mins, more than in 25 years! My eyes are open WIDE open and I can’t wait until September rolls around!!! - JANI REID
