Air Service Training (AST) is an organisation in Perth, Scotland, that has been training engineers and pilots for airlines, maintenance organisations and the military since 1931.Air Service Training
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Perth College UHI Perth College UHI provides further education and higher education in the city of Perth, Scotland, through a main campus and by distance learning. Courses include degrees, through its membership of the University of the Highlands and Islands, as ...

, with training taking place on the college campus and at

Perth Airport Perth Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries o ...

, near

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. In addition to holding a UKCAA Part 147 Approved Basic Training Approval AST Also holds Direct Foreign EASA Part 147 Basic Training Approval and Nepalese NCAR 147 Approval.

Engineering training

Working with the college, AST delivers aeronautical engineering courses for professionals so they can meet European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards. These range from introductions to aircraft systems and maintenance processes to approved courses needed for Licensed Aircraft Engineer (LAE) status. They include: approved Part 66 Category A; approved Part 66 Category B; Category B sandwich course, non-certifying courses and modular courses. AST also runs academic courses up to BEng (hons) degree in aircraft maintenance.

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licences are generally regarded as suitable qualifications for beginning a career in aviation.

Approved courses

AST has approval to run courses from ARB, CAA, JAA and

and meets the JAR-147 requirements to deliver and assess the JAR-66 Ab-Initio course. It has also gained approval under EASA Part 147 regulations and is the preferred training provider of national and international companies, such as Cathay Pacific, British Airways, BMI British Midland, EasyJet and Bristow Helicopters Ltd. AST has also been the preferred training provider for aircraft engineer licensing for several military and governmental organisations, including the Royal Flight of Oman, Kuwait Air Force and the British Army Air Corps. As well as approved courses for engineer licensing, AST also provides customised training for individuals and organisations, including aircraft mechanics, aeronautical fundamentals and helicopter maintenance fundamentals. SapphireMeteorWA820

History

The Aeronautical Engineering College, founded by John Davenport Siddeley, opened in 1931 at Hamble aerodrome in Hampshire and operated there until 1960, when it moved to Perth Airport. More than 160,000 engineers and pilots from 150 countries have been trained as a result. Air Service Training was originally Airwork Services Training, and at various times was part of the British & Commonwealth group and Bristow Helicopters Limited. After its flying college closed, the aeronautical engineering college became a wholly owned subsidiary of Perth College UHI in September 1996.

Famous former students

Former AST aviation students include: The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe;

Amy Johnson Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records du ...

, holder of records for flying to Australia and Japan, and

Sir Alan Cobham Sir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC (6 May 1894 – 21 October 1973) was an English aviation pioneer. Early life and family As a child he attended Wilson's School, then in Camberwell, London. The school relocated to the former site of Croydo ...

, founder of the flying circus and the Cobham Company.

References

External links

AST website

Perth College UHI website
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College of Aviation Technology

JorAMCo Aviation Academy
{{Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom Aerospace companies of Scotland Aviation licenses and certifications Aviation schools in the United Kingdom Flight training University of the Highlands and Islands Organisations based in Perth, Scotland Educational institutions established in 1931 1931 establishments in Scotland