Australian Aviation Podcast Network
The official podcast network of Australian Aviation – where we unpack all the latest insights and developments plus the big issues impacting Australia’s aviation sector.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 353
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Qantas cuts capacity and border openings questioned
This week, Qantas swiftly followed in Virgin Australia’s footsteps to announce it has been forced to slash capacity by up to 30 per cent from January through to March due to the current COVID outbrea…
Sky’s The Limit Podcast: In conversation with AFAP president Louise Pole
Airlines scramble as Omicron wreaks havoc
After a brief period of open borders, this week, airlines have again been forced to cancel hundreds of flights and slash their flight schedules as the Omicron surge continues to send staff into isola…
Embraer’s Eve on the future of flying taxis in Australia
As the news cycle begins to slowly but surely pivot away from constant COVID-19 reporting, the ideas of sustainability, electric aircraft and urban air mobility solutions have once again emerged as k…
Inside Singapore Airlines as the COVID crisis hit
What’s it like to be a senior executive in a major international airline when a once-in-a-century pandemic grounds the industry In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Singapore’…
Sky’s The Limit Podcast: Doing it all with Jodie Bevan
Bell on how the police use helicopters in 2021
In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn talks to Bell Flight’s Terry Miyauchi, who previously headed up Arizona Police’s Aviation Unit. The former pilot discusses…
Australia opens – but will Omicron scupper our plans?
Queensland has opened its borders and Australia is planning to further lift international restrictions. But with Omicron lurking around the corner, could our progress be held back?
In this episode of…
Lockheed Martin Australia on introducing the F-35 to Australia
Australia has recently accepted its latest delivery of F-35s – the fifth-generation fighter that represents the biggest upgrade in RAAF’s capability in a generation. In this special episode of the A…
Onboard a Hercules at Wings Over Illawarra
This weekend’s Wings Over Illawarra was probably the biggest gathering of fans of flight in two years, as attendees bid goodbye to the retiring Classic Hornet and welcomed its replacement, the F-35. …
Bell talks the evolution of parapublic aviation
Australia’s unique geography arguably makes it more reliant on parapublic aviation services than most countries in the world. In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Adam Th…
Celebrating the early return of the Qantas A380s
The last fortnight has seen Qantas return the first of 10 Airbus A380s due to return to service for the airline by 2023, while Rex threw ice water on Bonza’s fiery launch plans. In this episode of t…
Chatting about supply chain and post-COVID challenges with Oceania Aviation
Australia and New Zealand’s aviation industries are nearly at the end of our COVID nightmare. But now what? In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Adam Thorn and Oceania Aviatio…
Australia finally, finally opens its borders to the world
Where were we? Oh yes, COVID, border closures, lockdowns, thousands upon thousands of redundancies, lawsuits and the worst two years in aviation since World War II. But on the Australian Aviation po…
Bonza founder reveals how he’ll disrupt the industry
Earlier this month, startup airline Bonza broke cover to reveal a plan to fly “point-to-point” leisure routes not serviced by Qantas, Virgin and Rex with a fleet of two to three new 737 MAXs. Now fo…
NSW to welcome the world, but are we ready?
This week saw huge announcements out of NSW and Queensland confirming their plans to reopen international borders before the end of this year. In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, hos…
Sky’s The Limit Podcast: In the loop with Roulette Seven Aimee Heal
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Aimee Heal is the second-ever female member of the RAAF’s aerobatic display team The Roulettes, currently serving as Roulette Seven. In this episode of S…
Whisper it, but international flights might return soon
It’s been a long, 18-month COVID pandemic, but it looks like commercial international flights to Australia could return sooner than we would have thought. This week, a returning Phil Tarrant and gue…
Ex-fire chief Greg Mullins on worsening bushfires
It seems like an age ago now, but pre-COVID, Australia was battling another crisis with its ‘Black Summer’ bushfires – the worst in living memory. In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast,…
Are borders really going to open by Christmas?
This week, debate continued to wage over the state of Australia’s domestic and international borders, as Queensland and Western Australia stand strong on their hard borders.
In this episode of the Au…