Creation of Newark's International Air & Space Training Institute (IASTI) is 40-year industry ambition of one of its architects Simon Witts, of Aviation 360 | Updated: 13:13, 12 March 2021 The creation of Newark's International Air & Space Training Institute (IASTI) will represent the fulfilment of a 40-year industry ambition held by one of its architects, Simon Witts, of Aviation 360. Mr Witts, chief executive the company that helped shape the plans, said he had a vision throughout his career of a national system of training to provide future generations of job-ready people fit for all aspects of the aviation industry. âInternationally, people have made the assumption that we are pitching Newark, New Jersey. Our response to that is âno, we mean the real Newark, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire Ââ the first Newark,â said Mr Witts.