Australian Aviation Podcast Network

From age seven, Damien Toohey dreamed of becoming a pilot but took up law instead, before retraining to fulfil his true aviation ambitions in 1999.

But when COVID hit, he combined the two: working in…

While 2020 was a challenging year for traditional aviation, COVID encouraged many airline pilots to transfer to flying drones, while governments began to embrace the burgeoning UAV revolution.  

In t…

After Victoria welcomed thousands of tennis players and coaches into the country for the Australian Open, a fuming Alan Joyce returned serve to point out its hypocrisy.

Why, he asked, was Victoria al…

As the domestic aviation industry entered Christmas, it looked like COVID was beat with almost all borders open. Australia was united again.

But the celebration quickly became a nightmare as an outbr…

Australia, relatively speaking, seemed to have won COVID and performed well. But how and when the country opens poses a huge challenge.

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, hos…

After the year from hell comes the year of change. 2021 will see airlines scramble to regain market share and stake their claim in the post-COVID world.

In this special episode of the Australian Avia…

Where were we again? Oh, yes. Border closures, stand-downs, union rows, arrival caps, parked planes, hotel isolation and lockdowns.

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Ph…

COVID has been the biggest shock traditional aviation has ever seen. Still, in the background, the UAV industry is booming, with drones taking on tasks from fighting bushfires to delivering medicatio…

If 2020 was a year to forget for aviation, there’s reason to hope 2021 could be much better for both enthusiasts and the industry.

In this week’s Inside Aviation catch-up, Phil and Adam discuss the r…

Captain Tom House is Babcock Australasia’s chief pilot and head of flying operations (onshore).

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Captain House tells host Adam Thorn how Bab…

The first COVID vaccination has been approved in the UK – but what does this mean for Australia and international travel?

In this week’s Inside Aviation catch-up, Phil and Adam discuss why the approv…

This week, Australia’s so-called Golden Triangle has been reassembled, with passengers now allowed to travel freely between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane without isolation.

On this week’s episode of…

This week, Qantas confirmed it was to outsource around 2,000 ground-handling jobs, despite an alternative proposal drawn up by the TWU and consulting firm EY. What now for those facing redundancy?

On…

Whisper it, but with borders opening and vaccines arriving shortly, are we witnessing the beginning of the end of aviation’s worst year in a century?

This week, host Phil Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn…

It should have been the biggest story of the year. But after a 20-month flight ban – the longest in aviation history – the US Federal Aviation Administration has finally cleared the 737 MAX to fly ag…

Stephen Loosley served in Parliament during the Hawke and Keating Governments, where he chaired the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and the Senate Regulations Committee.

On this…

Last week, the world celebrated as we edged closer to having a coronavirus vaccine. But the good news also raises questions for international border openings.

In our Inside Aviation catch-up, Phil Ta…

This week, we reported how Qantas is set to launch two new flights from Canberra, just weeks after smaller airlines took the gamble to service the more unusual routes.

In this episode of the Australi…

After more than 20 years, Tasmania is finally set to host flights to New Zealand, as the federal government gears up to make the most of the soon-to-be-expanding travel bubble.

It’s rare good news sp…

With borders opening and COVID cases falling, there’s a sense of optimism in the industry that has been missing for months. 

But that good news means airlines are gearing up to battle for market shar…