AeroGroup[1] is an American private commercial company that offers military aircraft training.
It was the first private commercial company to operate F-16 aircraft and train F-16 pilots and maintenance crew.
[2] AeroGroup performed F-16 training services and support for the Dutch, Italian and Belgian Air Forces.
[3][4][5] AeroGroup also possess and operates the Northrop F-5 (CF-5B) as a fighter lead-in aircraft for training and for other support services.
[citation needed] There were 17 aircraft originally purchased from the Canadian Government with U.S. State Department approval and then imported into the US in 2006.