University flight-training unit
Massey University School of Aviation
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Overview
University school of aviation at Palmerston North Airport offering the Bachelor of Aviation (with pilot training) and aviation management qualifications; also contract flight training and instructor techniques courses.
- Trading / official name
- Massey University School of Aviation
- Legal identity
- Massey University
- Headquarters
- Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui
- Operational status
- Operating (as shown on its official website)
- Languages
- English
- International applicants
- Accepted, as publishedBachelor of Aviation is open to international students on campus in New Zealand; international application close dates differOfficial visa information
- Accommodation
- Not stated
- Website
- massey.ac.nz/about/colleges-schools-and-institutes/s
- Contact
- aviation@massey.ac.nz
Accepting international applicants does not establish immigration permission or visa eligibility. Check the official government sources for your country of study.
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.
Authority records and approval status
Stated by the schoolCAA NZCAA NZ Part 141 aviation training organisationApproval
Scope: Part 141 certification as stated by the school (no certificate number or course scope on the page); CAA register not fetched
Applies to: Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport. An approval granted by the authority (for example an approved training organisation, ATO).
Source: massey.ac.nz/about/colleges-schools-and-institutes/s · checked 16 October 2026
Stated by the schoolCAA NZOther frameworkApproval
Scope: Equivalence approval for the Bachelor of Aviation (school wording)
Applies to: Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport. An approval granted by the authority (for example an approved training organisation, ATO).
Source: massey.ac.nz/about/colleges-schools-and-institutes/s · checked 16 October 2026
Not verifiedCAA NZCAA NZ Part 141 aviation training organisationCertificate
Scope not established from the source.
Flagged for review.
Applies to: School-wide, as published. A certificate issued by the authority to the training provider.
Source: aviation.govt.nz/licensing-and-certification/operators/l · checked 16 October 2026
What this is not
Programs (1)
Aviation degrees with flight training
- Bachelor of Aviation (BAv) – Air Transport Pilot major
Prepares for: Bachelor of Aviation (NZQF Level 7) integrating flight training toward New Zealand pilot licences · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport
No published price
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 DA42Twin-engine trainer for the air transport pilot qualification | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | n/p | Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport | n/p source |
| Diamond DA40Part of technically-enhanced training fleet | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | n/p | Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport | n/p source |
- Diamond DA-42 flight simulator with 220-degree wraparound screen · Aviation Centre, Palmerston North Airport. No approval published. Whether it counts toward a qualification is not stated. source