Air Service Training
| Industry | Aeronautical engineering and flying training |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1931 |
| Founder | John Davenport Siddeley |
| Headquarters | Perth, Scotland |
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. It is owned by Perth College UHI, with training taking place on the college campus and at Perth Airport, near Scone.
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 IR Part 66 Category A; approved IR 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. EASA licences are generally regarded as suitable qualifications for beginning a career in aviation.
Flight training and ground school studies for professional pilots are delivered by the flight training part of AST, in partnership with Air Charter Scotland (ACS). They take students through the Private Pilot Licence (PPL), Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) theory ground school, Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL), Multi-Engine Rating (ME) and the Instrument Rating (IR).
These courses are approved by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA).
AST has approval to run courses from ARB, CAA, JAA and EASA and meets the JAR-147 requirements to deliver and assess the JAR-66 Ab-Initio course. It has also gained approval under EASA IR 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.
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