Both of our airline training centres are Approved by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority as a Flight Training Organisation (FTO #079) authorized to deliver a wide range of JAR-FCL flight and ground training courses.

The Oxford Airline Training Centre (OAAC) at Phoenix Goodyear Airport is also Approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration as a Pilot School (OXZS 857K) under FAR part 141.  This school is authorized under US Federal Law to enroll nonimmigrant students.

The formal Approval certificates that we hold, from all Aviation Authorities, are displayed prominently at the front entrance of each of our training centres for your inspection.

The Oxford training centre is also a UK CAA Regional Flight Test and Examination Centre with 2 resident CAA staff flight examiners.  This means that JAA Theoretical Knowledge examinations and Instrument Rating Flight Skills Tests are conducted at Oxford Airport on a routine basis – a considerable benefit for all our students.

We are full Corporate members of AOPA and the BBGA.

• In 1972, we were awarded the Queens Award to Industry for innovation in the field of pilot training.  This prestigious award is on display at the Oxford training centre.


• In 2002, our OAA Media team won the Flight International Aerospace Award for innovative computer based training in Radio Communications.


• In 2005, Jessica Telford an APP FIRST OFFICER Graduate, won the GAPAN Sir Alan Cobham Memorial Award for being the most meritorious airline pilot student of the year.


• In 2006, we were presented with an award from our parent Company at the time (BBA Group plc) as being the Company within the Group that had shown “The Most Improved Performance”.