Simon Witts

To all my friends and colleagues in the industry, Happy Christmas / Season’s greetings to all. May you have a safe and joyous time and here’s to a happy, successful and prosperous New Year. My first Christmas in aviation fondly remembered…

All set up for a busy Open Day IASTI2030 London City at London Design and Engineering UTC! Onwards and upwards! lnkd.in/eZqGaM32

Always a privilege to be able to call this the home of the first IASTI2030. As the term finishes, we’ll be updating on some recent guests and the graduation of our first ‘IASTI Doers’. Watch this space! lnkd.in/eA4y9jiC

Excellent piece of work…. lnkd.in/eCHTVvrE

As someone who is so proud to be a member of the Advisory Board of this wonderful Institution led by the amazing @skearns4, I commend this and all the other research projects that are making such a difference to our future. lnkd.in/enPaihsD

What a pleasure to be at @BeaverWestminst’s book launch this evening at the Royal Aeronautical Society! Paul, as ever, a special evening. ‘Winkle’ is a read that I have been waiting for for 6 years having had the privilege of meeting him a number of tim…lnkd.in/eMwy6HMJ

Great to see Chris Tarry at IASTI2030 London City @ London Design and Engineering UTC today to kick off the Foundation Course stage for our final stage learners. Chris - an absolutely unique and insightful session as ever. I’m always very impressed by you…lnkd.in/eqsiXhyY

So this week at the end of this half-term we started to say goodbye to some of the final year students as they embark on the next stage of their journey. And after half-term we start the first IASTI2030 Foundation Course to set this fantastic bunch of ‘ne…lnkd.in/etAtFz9X

So proud to have Emma Henderson MBE BA (Hons) MRAeS visit IASTI @ London City today. Emma, you’re an absolute legend and an inspiration and I know that our final year young people - the next generation - really enjoyed it! Wearing several of your hats tod…lnkd.in/eSE5wRqz

I just can’t get enough of this view - taken this morning. For someone who has had a long association with London City through flight testing the original 9 degree approach abuse case here, through running airlines operating here to, now, educating and…lnkd.in/gzwCpevQ

We need more future leaders in aviation who take the initiative like this…we’ll done Amman Mujahid!! lnkd.in/gTkUbxA3

Let’s hope that this is the start of a sustained ‘bounceback’ for the UK. One where we truly celebrate and build on our successes of that past - not one where we talk ourselves down all the time!! In aviation alone we have a great story to tell!!! Congrat…lnkd.in/en5vCqYs

I’m incredibly proud to be here at this event on International Women's Day 2023 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in the minority! 8% Congratulations to the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter movement! Sumati Sharma CA @Westminstrwings and colleag…lnkd.in/eueDCgba

I’m so pleased that Malcolm Sutherland FRAeS could visit on IASTI2030 launch day at the London Design and Engineering UTC at London City and speak to the next generation. Malcolm, you’re an inspiration to so many and the Embraer dubbed ‘IASTI2030 Doers’…lnkd.in/ez-Gbbfd

Today sees the launch of IASTI2030. Not a fireworks or champagne type of launch but a deeply meaningful final iteration of a long and winding road! One that is fit for the future! IASTI2030 is the first truly sustainable version of the various models tha…lnkd.in/edAYp_Zn