Oxford, Oxfordshire, Reino Unido
EGTK · LELH
Leading Edge Aviation
- ATO GBR.ATO.0503 · UK CAAVerificado
- ATO E-ATO-327 · AESA (Spain) — Leading Edge Aviation, S.L.Verificado
- Jet2
Oxford airline academy founded in 2018, with a second campus at Alhama de Murcia in Spain where students fly their early phases in good weather. Its integrated LEAP course costs £124,000 including a BSc degree and accommodation (or €117,000 trained mainly in Spain), and students can choose a UK CAA licence, an EASA licence or both. It is a launch partner of Jet2's funded Jet2FlightPath programme.
ICAO
EGTK
Pista
01/19
Longitud
1526 m
Elevación
270 ft
- Desde
- 2018
- Aeronaves
- 34
- Cursos
- 5
- Desde
- €8k
Resumen
Aprobación reglamentaria
ATO GBR.ATO.0503
ATO E-ATO-327
UK CAA, AESA (Spain) — Leading Edge Aviation, S.L. — EASA Part-FCL
Información completa
92%
11 de 12 temas documentados
Cobertura verificada
19%
4 verificados · 17 de la escuela · 0 sin confirmar
Valoración de alumnos
Aún ninguna
Solo los alumnos verificados pueden opinar. Nunca escribimos opiniones.
Esto mide cuánto está documentado — no lo buena que es la escuela.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Andy McFarlane
Head of Training
Stephen Rees
Propiedad y campus
Private company. The only person with significant control listed at Companies House is Oxford Aviation Training Solutions (25–50% of voting rights).
En cifras
Quién dice qué. Cuando las fuentes no coinciden, mostramos cada cifra lado a lado.
Graduate employment
99% of graduates in airline jobs within three months (2025)
Stated by the school via AFM; no method published.
Cursos de formación
5 cursos documentados a partir de las páginas de la propia escuela.
LEAP Integrated (UK, with BSc)
UK students starting from zero who want an airline licence and a degree.
- 1Ground schoolAbout 28 weeksOxford: 13 subjects, 750+ hours
- 2Foundation flyingAbout 26 weeksAlhama de Murcia: 130.3 h on DA40, PA28 and DA42, ending with the multi-engine CPL test
- 3Advanced flyingAbout 13 weeksOxford: multi-engine IR (27.5 h DA42 + 30.5 h simulator) and advanced UPRT (4 h on the Slingsby Firefly)
- 4APS MCC3 weeksOxford: 40 h on an A320 FTD
Terminas con
- UK CAA CPL(A) with ME/IR (EASA as an option)
- ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
- APS MCC certificate
- BSc in Air Transport Management (with Buckinghamshire New University)
La formación incluye
- Night rating
- IR
- MEP
- Advanced UPRT
- APS MCC
- BSc degree
Horario: Courses start every month, occasionally twice; places can be reserved up to 12 months ahead.
Requisitos de acceso
- Age
- 18 or over
- Right to study
- UK passport or settled status
- Education
- Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Maths, English and a science
- English
- ICAO level 5
- Medical
- EASA Class 1 (UK and EASA for the dual licence), three months before start
- Selection
- Online aptitude tests, then an assessment day in Oxford; £150 fee, credited to the deposit if successful
The school targets about 18 months; it says current students report 20–24 months. Flight hours are aircraft hours across the phases; simulator hours include the IR simulator time and the A320 APS MCC.
Página de la escuelaFlota de aeronaves
34 aeronaves en la flota, según la fuente indicada abajo. Las cifras no garantizan la disponibilidad diaria.
- Diamond DA4013
Monomotor · 4 plazas · 8 at Oxford, 5 at Alhama; Garmin G1000
- Diamond DA429
Bimotor · 4 plazas · 8 at Oxford, 1 at Alhama; Garmin G1000
- Piper PA-286
Monomotor · 4 plazas · Alhama
- Piper Archer DX4
Monomotor · 4 plazas · Alhama: Garmin G1000 NXi; first delivered June 2026, listed as coming soon
- Slingsby T67 Firefly2
Monomotor · 2 plazas · Oxford: UPRT
- Monomotor 25
- Multimotor 9
Diamond
DA40
4 plazas · 8 at Oxford, 5 at Alhama; Garmin G1000
Diamond
DA42
4 plazas · 8 at Oxford, 1 at Alhama; Garmin G1000
Piper
PA-28
4 plazas · Alhama
Slingsby
T67 Firefly
2 plazas · Oxford: UPRT
Piper
Archer DX
4 plazas · Alhama: Garmin G1000 NXi; first delivered June 2026, listed as coming soon
Simuladores
2 DA42 FNPT II simulators (Oxford) · MPS Airbus A320 FTD-1 (Oxford)
Aeródromo y campus
Datos de pista de OurAirports — sin confirmar hasta comprobarlos en el AIP nacional.
London Oxford Airport
Oxford campus: ground school, multi-engine IR, UPRT, APS MCC and simulator centre (two DA42 FNPT II and an A320 FTD)
- ICAO
- EGTK
- Elevación
- 270 ft
- Pista
- 01/19
- Longitud × anchura
- 1526 × 30 m
- Superficie
- Asfalto
Alhama De Murcia Airfield
Alhama de Murcia, Spain: foundation flying to CPL; ground school and IR on the Spanish version of the course
- ICAO
- LELH
- Elevación
- 669 ft
Oxford campus
Three-floor training building, simulator centre of over 9,000 sq ft in Hangar 18, airside operations building
Alhama campus
Exclusive training use of the airfield, with operations building, apron and hangar
Alojamiento para alumnos en el campus
Included in both integrated courses: student residences in Oxford and Kidlington, and in Spain near Alhama de Murcia. Modular ground-school students can add 28 weeks of accommodation for £8,750.
Airspeed House, London Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 1RA, United Kingdom
Costes y financiación
Inversión inicial publicada
Desde 8250 GBP
APS MCC. Integrated LEAP from £124,000 (UK) or €117,000 (Spain).
No publicado — pregunta por escrito
- Precio exacto del curso
- Alojamiento y comidas
- Tasas de exámenes y licencias
- Horas de vuelo extra
- Repeticiones de exámenes
- Calendario de pagos y reembolsos
Financiación: UK students on the degree course can use student tuition loans (up to £19,070) and means-tested maintenance loans. A part-funded programme in 2026 offered 16 places with a three-year instructor bond; applications closed in February 2026.
Vínculos con aerolíneas
Formal: anunciado por la aerolínea o Airbus. Indicado: condiciones desconocidas. Ninguna escuela puede garantizar empleo.
Jet2
Jet2FlightPath · Since 2025
Fully funded by Jet2; Leading Edge was a launch training partner and was reselected for 2026 with 20 more cadets. Jet2's CEO is quoted in the announcements.
Aurigny
Aurigny × Norse Atlantic UK pathway · Since August 2025
Graduates fly the ATR 72 at Aurigny, then the Boeing 787 at Norse Atlantic UK.
TUI
Tagged cadets
Quotes from TUI's pilot manager appear on the school's page; first candidates expected summer 2026.
Loganair
Tagged cadet programme · Since June 2026
Historia
Cada hito con su propia fuente y estado.
oct 2018
Founded
Leading Edge Aviation was incorporated in October 2018 at London Oxford Airport.
VerificadoCompanies House · Leading Edgesept 2022
Alhama base
A fair-weather base opened at Alhama de Murcia, Spain.
Indicado por la escuelaLeading Edgemar 2024
Integrated course in Spain
EASA integrated course trained mainly in Spain announced; first course in September 2024.
Indicado por la escuelaLeading Edge2025
Jet2FlightPath launch partner
Selected as a launch training partner for Jet2's funded cadet programme.
Indicado por la escuelaLeading Edge · NationalWorld2026
Piper Archer DX order
Agreement with Piper for new Archer DX trainers for Alhama.
VerificadoPiper
Comprueba antes de pagar
Lo que las fuentes públicas no aclaran — y las preguntas para hacer a la escuela por escrito.
Cosas que no cuadran
No es necesariamente un problema — pero conviene preguntar por escrito.
Dual-licence surcharge
The licensing page gives a £6,500 surcharge for the UK integrated course, but the single and dual prices differ by £8,000; similar gaps appear for the modular courses.
Spain payment plan
The single-licence instalments add up to €116,000, against a stated price of €117,000.
Fleet
The fleet page lists the Archer DX as coming soon while Piper says the first was delivered in June 2026; the school says 4 aircraft and Piper 10. Elixir aircraft added at Alhama in 2025 don't appear on the current fleet page.
Address and phone
The CAA lists 'Airways House' and a different phone number; the website and Companies House give Airspeed House.
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Opiniones de alumnos
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28 fuentes
Última revisión: 2 nov 2026. ¿Algo incorrecto o desactualizado?
- 01Leading Edge — LEAP integrated pilot trainingschool website
- 02Leading Edge — LEAP integrated training in Spainschool website
- 03Leading Edge — Modular pilot trainingschool website
- 04Leading Edge — APS MCCschool website
- 05Leading Edge — Our fleetschool website
- 06Leading Edge — Contactschool website
- 07Leading Edge — Oxford campusschool website
- 08Leading Edge — Alhama campusschool website
- 09Companies House — Leading Edge Aviation Limitedreference db
- 10Leading Edge — Aboutschool website
- 11Leading Edge — Fair-weather base in Spainschool website · 2022-09-01
- 12Leading Edge — Integrated fATPL course in Spainschool website · 2024-03-16
- 13Leading Edge — 20 new Jet2FlightPath cadetsschool website · 2026-02-17
- 14NationalWorld — Jet2 announces fully funded pilot training programmepress · 2025
- 15Piper — Piper increases its European footprint with Leading Edge Aviationpartner announcement · 2026-07-20
- 16AFM — Leading Edge welcomes 15 cadets into LEAP-076press · 2026-08-25
- 17AFM — Leading Edge reports 99% graduate employment in 2025press · 2026-01-13
- 18AFM — Leading Edge welcomes 20 student pilots in April 2026press · 2026-04-13
- 19AFM — Leading Edge welcomes 13 integrated students in July 2026press · 2026-07-27
- 20Leading Edge — UK CAA and EASA licensingschool website · 2026-03-02
- 21UK CAA — Standards Document 31 (v222): approved training organisationsregulator · 2026-10-31
- 22AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) listregulator · 2026-10
- 23AFM — Leading Edge welcomes Aurigny and Norse Atlantic UKpress · 2025-08-22
- 24Leading Edge — TUIschool website · 2026-07-30
- 25Leading Edge — Tagging programme with Loganairschool website · 2026-06-01
- 26Leading Edge — Funded fATPL and FI programmeschool website
- 27Leading Edge — BSc in Air Transport Managementschool website
- 28Leading Edge — Skills assessmentschool website
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