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Top 25 Pilot training schools worldwide

Name: Pilot training schools worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 3,451 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 3,451 pilot training schools worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 56,131 professional contacts across them, including 13,059 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New Delhi the largest hub.

This list covers pilot training schools worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for pilot training schools follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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56,131Contacts tracked

13,059Verified emails

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The 25 largest pilot training schools worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 3,451 pilot training schools worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pilot training schools: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CAE	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	10,716 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At CAE, we exist to make the world safer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Flightsafety International	Partial evidence	Columbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,379 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FlightSafety International is aviation’s gold standard for elite training, innovative flight simulation devices, and ultra-high-definition visual systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	ATP Flight School	Strong evidence	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,348 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For over 40 years, ATP Flight School has been a leading provider of professional flight training at locations nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Spartan College Of Aeronautics And Technology	Partial evidence	Tulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	506 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1928, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has trained over pilots and technicians.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	US Aviation Academy	Indirect evidence	Denton, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	456 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe aviation changes lives by creating opportunity, purpose, and career pathways for people who are driven to build a better future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Skyborne	Partial evidence	Staverton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	293 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Skyborne is a global modern airline training academy headquartered at Gloucestershire Airport in the UK, with additional training facilities in Vero Beach, Florida, US and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Alpha Aviation Group AAG	Partial evidence	PhilippinesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	247 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alpha Aviation Group (AAG) is a leading provider of aviation training solutions, working with airlines across the globe, and offering a wide range of services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Saudia Academy	Partial evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	241 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA) is an aviation training academy based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Aeroguard Flight Training Center	Strong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	239 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AeroGuard Flight Training Center is THE Commercial Pilot School, training and preparing future commercial airline pilots for careers at the world’s leading airlines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	American Flyers	Partial evidence	Addison, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	237 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Flight training "Specialists" since 1939.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Epic Flight Academy	Partial evidence	New Smyrna Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	236 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to provide exceptional training to aspiring aviation professionals through innovative technology and instruction in a safe and timely manner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Hillsboro Aero Academy	Strong evidence	Hillsboro, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	230 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hillsboro Aero Academy, is one of the largest airplane and helicopter training schools in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Aviation Australia	Partial evidence	Brisbane International Airport, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	224 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Aviation Australia is a world class, registered training organisation, established by the Queensland State Government in 2001 to support the development and growth of aviation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Leading Edge Aviation	Indirect evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	219 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Leading Edge Aviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Phoenix East Aviation	Strong evidence	Daytona Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	209 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A nationally accredited flight school in Florida, Phoenix East Aviation pilot training programs prepares you to become an airline pilot.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Airways Aviation	Partial evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	204 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Airways Aviation is the largest privately owned group of aviation academies in the world, offering a wide range of courses: Airline Pilot, Aircraft Maintenance, Cabin Crew…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Ftejerez	Strong evidence	Jerez De La Frontera, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	195 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With more than 30 years at the forefront of aviation training in Europe and more than graduated pilots and well over 200 air traffic controllers, FTEJerez has established itself…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Redbird Aviation	Partial evidence	Dwarka, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “If your dream is flying, our first class training program can help you get your journey off the ground.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Global Training Aviation	Partial evidence	Madrid, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As part of Indra, we have enhanced our training and simulation capabilities, reinforcing our position as an international benchmark.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	California Aeronautical University	Indirect evidence	Bakersfield, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	169 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “California Aeronautical University (CAU) is preparing the next generation of aviation professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Qatar Aeronautical College	Partial evidence	Doha, QatarHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	168 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Qatar Aeronautical Academy offers full-time, approved courses for Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers, Meteorologists and Airport Operations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Simaero	Strong evidence	Roissy-En-France, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Simaero is a world-leading provider of pilot training on full-flight simulators and simulation engineering solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	EJ Escola DE Aeronáutica	Strong evidence	Itápolis, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in EJ Aviation Flight School has gained recognition as the finest flight training center throughout Latin America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	FSTC	Strong evidence	Gurgaon, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Offering Complete Pilot Program FSTC Flying School is the latest venture initiated with a vision of providing comprehensive pilot training services to budding Flyers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Aviator College Of Aeronautical Science & Technology	Indirect evidence	Fort Pierce, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology is an accredited, co-educational, degree granting, institution of higher learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: pilot training schools. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names pilot training schools.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pilot training schools, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pilot training schools. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Pilot training schools worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

23.3%Verified-email coverage

16.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

1.2%Largest-city concentration · New Delhi

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,716

11-50

1,249

51-200

360

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among pilot training schools, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for pilot training schools are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “pilot training schools”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names pilot training schools), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among pilot training schools, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 13,059 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Pilot training schools by location

14 lists · largest first

Every Pilot training schools list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names pilot training schools, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many pilot training schools are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 3,451 pilot training schools worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

CAE, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most pilot training schools?

The United States leads with 992 companies, followed by India (291) and the United Kingdom (159). Every pilot training schools list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most pilot training schools?

New Delhi leads with 42 headquartered companies, followed by Madrid (21) and London (20).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 13,059 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 3,451 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.