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
Australian Aviation’s 2024 year in review
Twelve months is a long time in aviation, and 2024 has been longer than most – not least because of the ignominious collapse of two domestic airlines, Rex and Bonza, which a year ago had seemed in fa…
The fight for disability rights on flights
A few months after the government’s Aviation White Paper promised action on disability access in airports and planes, a new advocacy campaign is calling for faster change in the industry.
Led by disa…
Virgin rolls ahead on Qatar deal
Virgin Australia’s tie-up with Qatar Airways is gathering steam, with the ACCC giving interim approval to sell tickets on 28 weekly wet-leased services to Doha, while the airline has officially appli…
Top dollar in the Top End
Think your airfares are bad? Spare a thought for the people of Darwin, who according to a recent ABC Stateline report, are having to pay thousands of dollars – even months in advance – for an interst…
Splitsville for Virgin and Etihad
It’s official – after more than 10 years codesharing with Virgin Australia, Etihad has called it quits, announcing the tie-up will end next June irrespective (it seems) of whether the exclusivity arr…
Rex’s $80m life raft
It’s been three-and-a-half months since Rex went into administration, and while the planes are still flying, so far the administrators have yet to find a buyer for its regional turboprop operations d…
Inside the “Chairman’s Lounge”
It’s the book that’s sent shockwaves through the aviation world: The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out, a deep dive into the Alan Joyce era and how Qantas went from one of…
Alan Joyce – hero or villain?
Alan Joyce may be gone, but his ghost continues to haunt the halls of Qantas HQ at Mascot, with new chairman John Mullen saying at last week’s AGM that the Flying Kangaroo “might well have not surviv…
And the Huey goes to…
It’s BITRE season again, and while domestic aviation still lags the long-term averages, there’s one figure where the industry is unexpectedly ahead: in a rare showing, cancellations for September wer…
Angela Garvey talks her GA mental health survey
Slots, Soot and saving Rex
Following the publication of the Aviation White Paper, Transport Minister Catherine King has introduced Sydney slot reform legislation to Parliament.
The amendments make up a number of changes to pro…
Virgin and Qantas and Rex – oh my!
It’s been a big news week for the two major domestic airlines, with Virgin confirming long-held speculation that Qatar Airways is looking to take a 25 per cent stake (and announcing wet-leased flight…
Is it time to break up Qantas and Jetstar?
Between Qantas and Jetstar, Qantas Group is undoubtedly the biggest name in Australia’s skies, with Virgin Australia a fairly distant second – which has led some, including opposition transport spoke…
Has Rex’s exit pushed up airfares?
It’s been almost two months since Rex collapsed into administration and scrapped its domestic jet services, and the latest BITRE data shows that airfares – both sale prices and standard economy seats…
Recreating a Moth flight from the UK to Australia
Amanda Harrison attempted to recreate the first solo flight by a woman from England to Australia in 1930.
That original journey was undertaken by the pioneering Amy Johnson in a Gipsy Moth, so Harris…
A tale of three airlines
It’s results season, and Qantas, Air New Zealand and Alliance have all posted profits – though the narrative around them is very different. Qantas is slightly down on last year, but still above pre-…
What’s in the white paper?
It’s been a long time coming, and at last, this week saw the release of the federal government’s Aviation White Paper.
The government has pushed consumer protections to the forefront of its agenda, w…
F-15 pilot Joel Neeb on training the US Air Force’s best
Joel Neeb is a former F-15 pilot who flew thousands of missions for the US Air Force, including escorting Air Force One and patrolling the skies in the days after 9/11. Rising to become lieutenant c…
Tackling the talent crisis with Leidos and RMIT
Later this month, we will host our first Australian Aviation Summit in partnership with Leidos Australia.
The event will tackle the biggest topics in the industry, including how the sector can begin …
Are slots to blame for Rex and Bonza’s collapse?
With Bonza gone and Rex fighting for its life in voluntary administration, the spotlight has once again turned to an old argument: that slot allocation at Sydney Airport unfairly advantages the major…