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
International travel creeps closer, but are we ready?
As Victoria and NSW’s long lockdowns linger on, the aviation industry is quietly readying itself for the quicker-than-thought return of international travel. In this week’s episode of the Australian…
Sky’s The Limit Podcast: The opportunities of RPAS with Amanda Meys
As chief remote pilot at the CSIRO, Amanda Meys has trailblazed through a very impressive career in risk management, drone piloting, maintenance and military aviation, just to name a few In this epi…
Is Australia ready to restart international travel?
Australian states are gearing up to end lockdowns and we’re being told we’ll soon have to learn to live with the virus. But are we ready to? In this episode, Phil and Adam discuss what needs to be d…
SPECIAL EPISODE: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental health with David Coleman, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
This year's R U OK? Day serves as an important reminder to open up the conversation on mental health, both in the workplace and at home, according to David Coleman, member for Banks and Assistant Min…
Australian Aviation meets Oceania’s Greg Edmonds
While COVID has generated headlines for grounding commercial airlines, it’s also forced those in the MRO sector to quickly innovate to keep their clients airborne. In this special episode of the Aus…
Qantas preps its A380s for international restart
After two months in a COVID slumber, Qantas finally poked its head up to reveal its full-year financial results.
And while the loss was predictable, far more interesting was its ambitious plan to get…
RAAF’s great escape from Afghanistan
This week, the RAAF’s attempts to evacuate thousands of Australians from Kabul Airport in Afghanistan became mainstream news.
In this episode, Phil and Adam talk about the latest updates and discuss …
Sky’s The Limit Podcast: Rising through the ranks with Kristen Raby
Starting first as an aeronautical engineer, and then a flight test engineer for the Canadian Armed Forces, Kristen Raby has climbed the ranks of both the public and private sectors, to now be Nova Sy…
Will zero COVID keep our borders closed?
As NSW’s near two-month lockdown rumbles on, state and territory leaders seem to be backing out of their national cabinet promise to open borders when most of us have been vaccinated.
On this week’s …
Mass stand-downs begin as borders slammed shut
This week, Qantas announced it would stand down 2,500 employees, just one day after the government revealed its plan to provide additional financial support to the airline industry. In this episode o…
How financial modelling can help retirement planning
People often don’t take the time to consider the kind of retirement they want to have, and whether they can afford it. But delaying making a plan will only make things more difficult in the long-run.…
Why Qantas is holding its nerve over stand-downs
Aviation’s deep freeze shows no sign of thawing – but this week Alan Joyce broke cover to reassure staff stand-downs will be avoided. For now. In this week’s episode, Phil and Adam discuss the lates…
Branson goes Galactic, Talisman Sabre and a hero pilot
As domestic aviation’s latest COVID slumber continues, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn try to find some reasons to be positive. Because amid the gloom, there’s been some great stories of late…
Sky’s The Limit: The female fight for space with Amy Shira Teitel
Amy Shira Teitel is a woman of many talents – she’s a space historian, YouTuber, TV host, and now, a biographical author. On this episode of Sky’s The Limit, hosts Anna Grbas and Hannah Dowling are …
How Jim Whalley swapped flying Hornets to founding Nova
Leaving any job in aviation can be hard. Particularly if you’re a pilot, and even more so if you’re an RAAF fighter pilot. How do you deal with giving up a lifetime’s work? There’s probably no perso…
What next after domestic aviation’s worst week?
Last week, it was back to the future as half of Australia went into lockdown and state borders slammed shut.
On this week’s episode, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn talk through the sobering e…
Military special as team chat Arnhem Thunder and MRH-90s
In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Defence Connect news editor Charbel Kadib joins Adam and Phil to discuss the latest developments in military aviation.
The team begins by addressin…
Why it’s time to end snap state border closures
Last week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk advised citizens not to travel to NSW – but stopped short to shutting her borders.
It meant many businesses were in limbo, denied insurance payment…
Sky’s The Limit: Paving the way with Deborah Lawrie
Deborah Lawrie is undoubtedly a name you have heard before – She was Australia’s first female pilot for a major commercial airline, following a years-long battle with Ansett Airlines that made it all…
Matt Hall talks flying Hornets and becoming Air Race World Champion
How’s this for a life story: Matt Hall was an ex-Hornet pilot, combat instructor and Wing Commander who transitioned into becoming an air race pilot.
In 2019, he become the Red Bull Air Race World Ch…