[1][2] Singapore Aviation Academy was established in 1958 at Paya Lebar Air Base.

In 1972 the school was relocated to larger facilities at Seletar Airport under the new name Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC).

[1] Since 2015 SAA became one of the first established by ICAO Regional Training Centres of Excellence.

[3] Main courses are:[1] Academy also offers:[1] SAA is ISO 9001 certified for quality assurance in design and conduct of its training programmes.

The Academy’s training programmes deal with solutions to meeting ICAO's standards and recommended practices.