page_title: Air Service Training
section_title: Approved Courses
hierarchical_section_title: Air Service Training / Approved Courses
caption_attribution_description: English: Gloster Meteor F8 WA820, powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojets.
context_page_description: Air Service Training 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. 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.
context_section_description: 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 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.
caption: The sapphire Meteor was converted by Air Service Training Ltd.
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