Professional flight academy
Leading Edge Aviation
Kidlington, United Kingdom
Overview
Oxford airline pilot academy offering integrated UK and EU courses and a modular route (ground school, CPL, MEIR, AUPRT, APS MCC) from its Oxford campus, with a preferred-partner relationship with Buckinghamshire New University's pilot degree.
- Trading / official name
- Leading Edge Aviation
- Legal identity
- Leading Edge Aviation Limited
- Headquarters
- Airways House, 2nd Floor, London Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1RA (address in UK CAA Standards Document 31), Kidlington, England
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Not statedModular course minimum entry lists a UK passport or Settled Status.
- Accommodation
- Published as availableThree apartment blocks in Kidlington and Cowley are used at different training stages; accommodation is not included in the modular package as standard (GBP 8,750 for 28 weeks of ground school, subject to availability).
- Website
- leadingedgeaviation.com
- Contact
- 01865 546269
Training bases and airports
A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.
- Oxford Campus
Kidlington, England
Authority records and approval status
Verified in authority recordUK CAAUK approved training organisation (ATO)Approval
Reference: GBR.ATO.0503
Scope: Listed courses include Airline Transport Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes) Integrated, Commercial Pilot Licence with Instrument Rating (Aeroplanes) Integrated, CPL Modular Flying, Competency Based Modular Instrument Rating, Instrument Rating Modular Flying, ATPL Modular Theoretical Knowledge (Residential & Distance Learning), Class Rating Multi-Engine Piston, Night Rating, Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes), APS MCC (Modular), Advanced UPRT, Flight Instructor (Aeroplanes).
Applies to: Oxford Campus. An approval granted by the authority (for example an approved training organisation, ATO).
Source: caa.co.uk/publication/download/13488 · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (1)
Professional pilot training
- Modular (MAP) course: ground school, CPL, MEIR, AUPRT, APS MCC
Prepares for: ATPL theory, CPL with multi-engine class rating, multi-engine instrument rating, AUPRT and APS MCC (modular components) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Oxford Campus
GBP 9,500 Fixed advertised package
Published fleet and simulators
Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.
| Aircraft | Category | Qty | Where | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond DA40 / DA42Glass-cockpit training fleet cited in the Bucks New University partnership release | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | n/p | Oxford Campus | 29 December 2023 source |
- Diamond DA42 FNPT II (two) and Airbus A320 simulator · Oxford Campus. No approval published. Whether it counts toward a qualification is not stated. source