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{{Short description|Ab initio flight training network}}
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{{Infobox university
| image = Oxford Aviation Academy headquarters, London Oxford Airport, Oxfordshire, UK - 20130124.jpg
| caption = Headquarters of Oxford Aviation Academy ([[Oxford Airport]], [[Oxford]], Great Britain)
| name = CAE Oxford
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| address = CAE, London [[Oxford Airport]], [[Kidlington]], [[Oxford]], OX5 1QX, UK
| website = http://www.cae.com/becomeapilot
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'''CAE Oxford
OAA operates 125 training aircraft, 64 [[
The Oxford Aviation Academy includes the former Oxford Aviation
The Airline Pilot Programme [[First officer (
==History==
[[File:Oxford Airport ATC Tower.jpg|thumb|The [[air traffic control]] tower at [[
The Oxford Flying Club was opened by the mayor of [[Oxford]] in 1939. However, restrictions placed on [[civil aviation]] during the Second World War curtailed its activities, and the airfield operated as RAF Kidlington for the duration of hostilities. The club reopened in 1947, renamed to the Oxford Aeroplane Club. During the 1950s, it gradually increased its fleet and, by 1960, had become a [[Flight training|flying school]] geared to the training of professional pilots.
In 1961, the flying school's parent company, Oxford Aviation, merged with the [[Pressed Steel Company]] to become British Executive Air Services Ltd. (BEAS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxford Aviation Training Complete CBTs for PPL [sitemap] - :: Flying Way :: |url=https://www.flyingway.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-87528.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.flyingway.com}}</ref> Dedicated ground school buildings and student residential accommodation were provided on site, and the first fully integrated Commercial Pilot's Licence (CPL) and [[instrument rating]] (IR) courses began in May 1962.
In 1963, the BEAS Flying Training Division was renamed Oxford Air Training School. Since then, over twenty thousand trained commercial pilots and [[Aircraft maintenance|aircraft engineers]] have graduated from the school.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oxford Aviation Training Complete CBTs for PPL [sitemap] - :: Flying Way :: |url=https://www.flyingway.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-87528.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.flyingway.com}}</ref> The school changed its name to Oxford Aviation Training (OAT) in the 1990s.
On June 19, 2007, OAT's parent company, [[Signature Aviation|BBA Aviation]], now Signature Aviation, sold OAT to GCAT Flight Academy (formerly General Electric Commercial Aviation Training, part of [[GE Aviation]] and SAS Flight Academy, part of [[Scandinavian Airlines|Scandinavian Airlines System]]) for $63 million (£32 million). The deal was backed by GCAT Flight Academy's majority shareholder, STAR Capital Partners, an independent [[venture capital]] fund.
In early February 2008, GCAT Flight Academy changed its registered name to Oxford Aviation Academy Ltd. OAT's branding and logo adorning the training
[[File:Full flight simulators at the CAE Brussels Training Centre, Brussels Airport, Belgium - 200702.jpg|thumb|Full flight simulators at the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy center in Brussels]]
In 2008, OAA acquired General Flying Services, based in [[Moorabbin Airport]], [[Moorabbin, Victoria|Moorabbin]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moorabbinairport.com.au/GeneralNews.asp|title=General News|publisher=Moorabbinairport.com.au|date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005038/http://www.moorabbinairport.com.au/GeneralNews.asp|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
In 2020, it was announced that CAE Oxford would close all ground training in early 2021 and move to a new location at CAE Gatwick, ending a legacy of over 50 years.
==Fleet==
The fleet includes the following:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oaa.com/pages/about_us/fleet/aircraft/|title=Aircraft | Oxford Aviation Academy - OAA.com|access-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103091507/http://www.oaa.com/pages/about_us/fleet/aircraft/|archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>
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!style="background:#002147;color: white"|Aircraft
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|[[Cessna 182 Skylane]]
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|[[Piper PA-34 Seneca|FNPT 2 - Seneca V]]|| 3
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|[[Bombardier CRJ100/200|FNPT 2 - CRJ-200]]|| 1
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|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]]|| 2
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==Gallery==
{{gallery|title=Aircraft and simulators|align=center
|File:Piper PA-34 Seneca
|An OAA [[Piper PA-34 Seneca]] at |File:Oxford Sim B737.jpg
|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]] simulators at [[Oxford]], United Kingdom
|File:Oxford Aviation Academy airplanes on the apron of London Oxford Airport, Oxfordshire, UK - 20130124.jpg
|File:Cessna 172 Skyhawk at London Oxford Airport, Oxfordshire, UK - 20120523.jpg
|The new [[Cessna 182 Skylane|Cessna 182s]] of Oxford Aviation Academy at London [[Oxford Airport]] for [[easyJet]] Cadet Pilot Programme [[Pilot licensing and certification#Multi-crew pilot licence|multi-crew pilot license]] training". (May 2012)
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==See also==
*[[Phoenix Goodyear Airport]]
*[[British Airways]]
*[[Pilot licensing and certification]]
*[[Buckinghamshire New University]]
==References==
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==External links==
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{{International Association of Aviation Personnel Schools}}
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