Australian Aviation Podcast Network

Last week, Rex released a newspaper advert featuring supposed complaints from Qantas customers struggling to get their refund. It marked a new low in the very public fallout between the two airlines.

Weren’t things going so well? Domestic aviation had seen record low prices, record high planes in the air and almost all employees back to work.

However, Victoria’s latest lockdown has sent the indus…

What a year Rex has had: from COVID-induced oblivion to fighting for the Golden Triangle via a high-profile falling out with Qantas. 

In this episode, we talk to the man in charge, deputy chairman Jo…

The ACCC has revealed it’s proposing to deny authorisation for Qantas and Japan Airlines to collaborate when international travel – finally – resumes.

On this week’s episode, Adam and Phil discuss wh…

In this week’s episode, Australian Aviation’s chief pilot-cum-prodigal son, Boo, returns to join Phil and Adam to discuss the latest issues in the industry.

And chief among them is how the vaccine de…

Domestic aviation is roaring back with aircraft back in the air and most staff now stood up. Surely, it’s a time for celebration in the industry, right? Qantas and Rex have other ideas.

In this episo…

The last 12 months have been tough for those working in the aviation industry, many of whom have had their incomes turned off for the first time in their lives.

In this special episode of the Austral…

This week marked the most significant moment since the start of the COVID crisis as the trans-Tasman bubble opened.

And being the intrepid reporters we are, Australian Aviation’s own Blair Dods was o…

Last week, a mini-RAAF revolution took place when the Air Force decided to drop the term airmen in favour of aviators.

But on this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, our chief pilot Christian “Boo” …

This week marked the 100-year anniversary of the RAAF, which culminated in one of the most ambitious flypasts attempted in years.

And a special occasion demands a special podcast. This week, host Phi…

What is the RAAF’s greatest ever aircraft? The Classic Hornet? F-111? Or perhaps, the Boomerang?

In this week’s episode, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn discuss Australian Aviation’s poll to f…

After months of rumour and speculation, the industry finally found out that the wage-subsidy replacement for JobKeeper would be, well, exactly the same as JobKeeper.

In this week’s episode, host Phil…

A nervous aviation industry finally got the news that it will get further financial help when JobKeeper ends. But will it be any good?

In this week’s episode, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn t…

COVID has caused untold damage to pilots currently working in the industry, but the plight of those taking their first steps into the profession is often forgotten.

In this special episode of the Aus…

In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn geek out discussing which was the greatest RAAF aircraft ever.

Adam chooses the Caribou, but reserves the ri…

As birthdays go, it’s a big one. Not just for the RAAF but really for aviation in Australia, which owes its start to the world’s second independent air force.

In this episode, host Phil Tarrant and g…

If the last year was stressful, then spare a thought for the one man directly involved in every twist and turn, TWU national secretary Michael Kaine.

In this episode of the Australian Aviation Podcas…

In this episode of Australian Aviation Podcast, Mark Burgess, managing director and CEO of Quickstep, joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss his firm’s growing contribution to Australian Industry Capabil…

As the industry starts to – haphazardly, maybe – emerge from COVID crisis, there are worries as to whether we’re going to have enough skilled professionals left when normality returns. 

This week, ho…