The Academy was founded in 1955, its object being the promotion and search for new knowledge in aerospace medicine and the contribution to international co-operation among those devoted to education and research this particular field.
Membership is limited to two hundred and fifty, but such number has never been reached yet.
Being an international organization, the Academy Secretariat office is transferred, approximately every five years. The Secretariat has been located in the United States, Belgium, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal, New Zealand, and at the moment is in Canada. These Congresses have been held in recent years in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ireland, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and Yugoslavia. He was a very distinguished pioneer in aviation medicine. The Academy is a non-profit organization funded by dues and donations both from Members and other entities in recognition of its activities.