Approved by the FAA, JAA and CAAC

Scandinavian Aviation Academy Inc. provides flight training out of Gillespie Field in San Diego, California. We are one of the few flight training schools that is approved by the three largest Aviation Authorities in the world, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). We provide airline sponsored training for China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan, Xiamen, Spring, Tianjin and Shenzhen Airlines. The tower controlled Gillespie Field has a very busy airspace with 250.000 movements per year which gives a great start in the aviation career. SAA Inc. is owned by BF Scandinavian Aviation Academy AB in Vasteras, Sweden.

Vision

To be a flexible organization easily adaptive to changes while persistently focusing on the opportunities.

Mission

To train pilots to airline standard in preparation for a professional aviation career and to be established as the leading aviation maintenance and sales organization by maintaining the highest level of safety, professionalism and quality.

Values

Professionalism - Do what you say, say what you do

Enthusiasm - It's all about the attitude

Business Ethics - Always try to do the right thing

Loyalty - "We" are the company

Reliability - Safe, trustworthy and consistent

Since 2006 we have grown 300% and currently have 150 students in training from various countries around the world. We believe this gives us great diversity and our students an excellent preparation for an aviation career where their ability to work with people from different cultures is vital. This expansion has evidently resulted in an equivalent increase in the amount of staff and we currently have around 70 employees at Scandinavian Aviation Academy Inc.