In 1946, the "service de l’aviation légère et sportive" (SALS) is created, which purpose is essentially to provide available aircraft and flight instructor for flying clubs.

[6] These designations reflect the successive changes in the organization of the civil aviation administration, but also the direct involvement of the State, in flight training.

Over the years, the French civil aviation administration gradually withdraw from its activities in the field of gliding and skydiving.

The direction of the SEFA moved to Muret in 1996, bringing together all central services previously scattered between Saint-Cyr-l'École and Paris.

Finally, on January 1, 2011, the SEFA is merged with the École nationale de l'aviation civile[2] in order to create the biggest European aviation school.