International Air and Space Training Institute takes another step forward in Newark

The planning application for the IASTI’s permanent home – a state-of-the-art Institute in central Newark – has been approved.

Students at the International Air and Space Training Institute (IASTI) are already experiencing some of the most exciting technical training and development opportunities in the UK, and now the future dreams of Newark’s younger generation take another step forward.

Since launching in September 2021, the first intake of students at IASTI Newark have been honing their flying skills in the flight simulator (currently based at the interim facility at Newark College) and taking to the air in the IASTI’s leased aircraft from Nottingham Aerodrome in Tollerton, to put their theory into practice.

Those studying on the engineer pathway can learn and enhance their skills on brand new equipment, providing the most up-to-date training experience. While learners that elect the ground pathway will have their eyes opened to the varied career possibilities within this field, including air traffic control, airfield operations and aircraft dispatchers.

Once their training is complete, IASTI students will provide the UK with the next generation of pilots, engineers and ground crew thanks to the input and support from industry experts including the Royal Air Force, East Midlands Airport, Inzpire, AAR, Leonardo, Eagle Eye, Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and the National Space Centre.

The momentum is set to grow further with building work due to start at the IASTI’s permanent home in Summer 2022. The new state-of-the-art Institute, in central Newark, is expected to open its doors in September 2023, when there will be a focus on both further and higher education offers based on engineering linked with local universities, plus further specialism in cyber, avionics and robotics, and communications.