The Secondary Technical School has been created from the initiative which has been started by the Serbian Engineering Society in 1894, but the historic events of The Balkan War and The First World War delayed its foundation. The law of the Secondary Technical School in Belgrade was brought on March 30^th 1922, and promulgated in the official newspaper of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, edition 105, on May 15^th of the same year.

Srednja tehnička škola nastala je iz inicijative koju je, 1894. godine, pokrenulo Srpsko inženjersko društvo, ali su istorijske okolnosti balkanskih i Prvog svetskog rata odlagale njeno osnivanje. Zakon o Srednjoj tehničkoj školi u Beogradu donet je 30. marta 1922. godine, a obnarodovan u Službenim novinama Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca br. 105, 15. maja iste godine.

The first airplanes of the “Franko-Rumen” Society have landed at the improvised airport of Belgrade near Pančevo on March 25^th, 1923 and regular transport of postal items started on April 16^th of the same year. On November 20^th, 1923, in Novi Sad, Ikarus, the first Serbian airplane industry is being founded, and on April 21th 1924, in Belgrade, The first Serbian airplane factory “Rogožarski”. Under Bežanijska kosa, on March 25^th, 1927 the new airport of Belgrade has been solemnly opened. State Technical High School in Belgrade is officially starting work on September 22^nd, 1924. From that day up until now, in the building on Boulevard of Vojvoda Bojović the history of Serbian education, industry, and aircraft has been written. Before World War II, a whole sequence of constructors that left an indelible mark on the development of the Serbian aviation industry of those times came out of this school. In the school, in Belgrade, on November 10^th, 1934, the Sailing Club and the local board of the Royal Aero Club „Naša krila“ were founded. The sailing group “Ikar” was also established later on. These organizations cooperated with airports in Zemun, Novi Sad and Borovo.

Na improvizovani beogradski aerodrom kod Pančeva sleteli su 25. marta 1923. godine prvi avioni međunarodnog društva ”Franko-Rumen”, a redovan prevoz poštanskih pošiljki otpočeo je 16. aprila iste godine. U Novom Sadu, 20. novembra 1923. osniva se Ikarus – prva srpska industrija aeroplana, a u Beogradu 21. aprila 1924. Prva srpska fabrika aeroplana Rogožarski. Ispod Bežanijske kose 25. marta 1927.godine, svečano je otvoren novi beogradski aerodrom. Državna srednja tehnička škola u Beogradu, zvanično počinje sa radom 22. septembra 1924. godine. Od tog dana, sve do danas, u zgradi u Bulevaru vojvode Bojovića pisana je istorija srpske prosvete, industrije i srpskog vazduhoplovstva. U periodu do Drugog svetskog rata iz škole je ponikao čitav niz konstruktora koji su ostavili neizbrisiv pečat na razvoj srpskog vazduhoplovstva tog vremena. U školi, u Beogradu, 10. novembra 1934. godine, osnovan je Jedriličarski klub, kao poseban mesni odbor Kraljevskog Aero-kluba „Naša krila“. Kasnije je osnovana i Jedriličarska grupa „Ikar“. Ove organizacije sarađivale su sa aerodromima u Zemunu, Novom Sadu i Borovu.

The man who fully marked the period of development of the State Technical High School before the war is its founder and first principal, Josif Bukavac. After World War II, intensive training of pilot-gliders continued in Vršac. A group by the name of “Deveti” founded a school of sailing, and they flew with sailing boats they designed and made themselves. In the school in Belgrade, by order of General Directorate of the Aviation Industry, the Aviation department was established. The first students were enrolled in 1947, and education lasted three years.

Čovek koji je u potpunosti obeležio predratni period razvoja Državne srednje tehničke škole je njen osnivač i prvi direktor Josif Bukavac. Nakon Drugog svetskog rata u Vršcu je nastavljena intenzivna obuka pilota jedriličara. Grupa pod imenom „Deveti“ otvorila je školu jedriličarstva, a leteli su jedrilicama koje su sami dizajnirali i izradili. U školi u Beogradu po zahtevu Generalne direkcije vazduhoplovne industrije oformljen je Vazduhoplovni odsek. Prvi učenici upisani su 1947. godine, a nastava je bila trogodišnja.

JAT-the Yugoslav National Airline company took over Aviation Center Vršac in 1972. During the next 38 years, over 2000 pilots from former Yugoslavia, India, Turkey, Libya, Angola, Malta got their pilot licenses in Vršac. Air traffic control of Serbia and Montenegro SMATSA took over Aviation Center Vršac in 2010. Personnel for the needs of the Air Force and anti-aircraft defense of the Army of Serbia are being trained in our school again since March 23^rd, 2010. This decision was made by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Serbia. On December 21^st 2011, the Aviation Academy became an authorized center of the European Aviation Safety Agency. In the school’s history, two dates stand side by side in importance: September 22^nd, 1924 – the day it was founded, and May 12^th, 2021 – when, by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Aviation Academy took over Aviation center Vršac.

JAT – Jugoslovenska nacionalna vazduhoplovna kompanija preuzela je Vazduhoplovni centar Vršac 1972. godine. Tokom sledećih 38 godina, preko 2000 pilota iz bivše Jugoslavije, Indije, Turske, Libije, Angole, Malte i mnogih drugih zemalja stekli su svoje pilotske dozvole u Vršcu. Kontrole letenja Srbije i Crne Gore SMATSA preuzela je Vazduhoplovni centar Vršac 2010. godine. Kadrovi za potrebe Ratnog vazduhoplovstva i protivvazduhoplovne odbrane Vojske Srbije školuju se u našoj školi ponovo od 23. mart 2010. godine. Odluku o tome je doneo Ministar odbrane Republike Srbije. 21. decembra 2011. Vazduhoplovna akademija postala je ovlašćeni centar Evropske agencije za bezbednost vazdušnog saobraćaja.U istoriji škole „rame uz rame” po važnosti stoji datum osnivanja – 22. septembar 1924. i 12. maj 2021. kada je odlukom Vlade Republike Srbije Vazduhoplovna akademija preuzela Vazduhoplovni centar Vršac.