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Newcastle Aviation Academy


Newcastle Aviation Academy is based at Newcastle International Airport, and run by Newcastle College. The Aviation Academy was officially opened in March 2009 by Alan Johnson MP in a ceremony attended by The Duke of Kent. The £3.3m facilities, including a purpose built academy building and hangar was funded by Newcastle College Capital Fund, One NorthEast and Learning and Skills Council (LSC) North East.[1]

Newcastle Aviation Academy is an off-site university campus located at Newcastle International Airport. It was officially opened in March 2009 by Alan Johnson MP. The main aim of the Academy is to supply the aircraft industry with more trained engineers.

Facilities include a working Boeing 737-200, Piper Aztec, 2 Jet Provosts, Jetstream, workshops, classrooms, a computer lab and staff with experience in the aviation industry.

The academy is operated by Newcastle College, and offers courses validated by Kingston University.

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