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Where the next ENGINEER takes off.

The Airport Academy takes students through the whole aviation industry, chapter by chapter, with the professionals who run it.

86.5M
Jobs supported by air transport worldwide
9
Chapters covering the entire industry
6
Things every chapter delivers
1
Academic year, weekend sessions every two weeks
The programme

The nine-chapter ecosystem


One year, nine chapters and a graduation, the whole industry.

Chapter 01

Opening and the regulator

How a country's aviation system is governed, and why the regulator's standards shape every chapter that follows.

What every chapter delivers

Real roles, real routes in


  • Roles and career options. The jobs that exist in that part of the industry.
  • Entry requirements. What to be doing now to be a candidate later.
  • Hands-on simulation. You do the job for an afternoon.
  • Career pathways. University, apprenticeship, licence or cadetship.
  • Skills and education. The subjects and aptitudes each role rewards.
  • Meeting professionals. Question the people who do the work.
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The Aviation Passport, cover and QR back, from the student kit
The Aviation Passport

Nine stamps, one year


Every student carries a physical Aviation Passport, stamped at the end of each chapter. Attendance and progress also live in the student app, so families and partners can follow the year as it happens.

The standard

Built with regulators


  • Regulator-backed. Each national programme is co-created with and authorised by the country's civil aviation regulator.
  • A proven model. Developed and proven through a UK aviation programme with the regulator's backing.
  • Industry-led. Every chapter is delivered with the professionals who do the work.
  • Open to anyone with an interest. At school, at university, or already working.
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Families

Built for the whole family


Three online parent sessions run alongside the student year, covering the real pathways, entry requirements and economics of aviation careers.

Pipeline and publicity

Meet your future workforce early


Meet students at the age career direction is formed, deliver a chapter in your own operation, and gain a named annual talent pipeline.

Next steps

Cleared for departure

Talk to the team about students, partnerships, or bringing the Academy to your region.