The United States based International Aerospace Accrediting Commission (IAAC) has now accepted five applications for accreditation. The following schools have attended the IAAC Seeking Accreditation Workshop and have met the initial eligibility criteria:

• Academy of Aviation, Main Campus, Farmingdale, NY
• Academy of Aviation, Branch Campus, West Harrison, NY
• Academy of Aviation, Branch Campus, Peach Tree City, GA
• Academy of Aviation, Branch Campus, Gastonia, NC
• Thrust Flight, Main Campus, Addison, TX W/Satellite Campus in Denison, TX

Next steps for these schools are to submit the IAAC Standards Self-Study and receive on-site visits to review compliance with accreditation criteria.

About IAAC

The International Aerospace Accrediting Commission (IAAC) was formally launched in February 2023 as a separate and independent accrediting commission. The IAAC accreditation program will bring cultural change to the Ab Initio flight training and aviation focused career-training space within the United States and ultimately other nations. The genesis of the Commission began in 2017 with original support from the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA).

The Scope of the International Aerospace Accrediting Commission is for institutions that offer career training primarily in non-degree clock-hour vocational flight, aviation and aerospace related trade and technical occupational programs.

Institutions eligible for application to, and accreditation from, the IAAC must offer programs that lead to gainful employment in an aerospace related field as its primary purpose. Such training may include, but not be limited to, programs that are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Such programs as those offered under 14 CFR Part 141 for Pilot Training, Part 142 Simulator Training Centers, Part 147 for Mechanic Training, Part 65 Dispatch Training, Air Traffic Control (ATC) Training and Part 107 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Pilot Training. [Note: schools training under Part 61 may be eligible if for such training the institution utilizes an FAA Approved Curriculum and meet the IAAC Standards].

Source: IAAC