It is affiliated with the Civil Aviation Administration of China and co-funded by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Education.

The institute focuses on providing higher education in civil aviation engineering technology and management.

One professor (Dr. Renbiao Wu) won China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientist.

It has 6 training centers are qualified for aircraft maintenance certificate programs in accordance with the technical specifications of CAAC or FAA.

CAUC has relationships with ICAO, IATA, AECMA, FAA, JAA, Boeing Aircraft, United Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Airbus Industrie, aviation universities and research institutes in Britain, USA, France, Russia and Australia.

CAUC research focus extensively in flight safety, aircraft type selection, aircraft and engine failure diagnosis, FANS, economic benefits evaluation for civil aviation enterprises, air transport management, information engineering and computer application.

[1] The university has a modern library which possesses a huge collection of Chinese and foreign books, journals, electronic publications, and technical documents for civil aircraft.