Bonza's final chapter
What began with a bang now ends with a whimper – Joshua Wander, former CEO of Bonza financier 777 Partners, has pleaded guilty in the US to...
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The official podcast of Australian Aviation – where we unpack all the latest insights and developments plus the big issues impacting Australia’s aviation sector.
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When the pilot is the problem
While aviation has plenty of security safeguards in place to keep passengers with sinister intent away from the cockpit, last month's attemp...
Young engineers design, build and fly
As the aviation industry continues to clamour for talented engineers, fostering talent in the next generation is ever more important. The Am...
Is Vietjet the next Tigerair?
Speculation has been swirling for months, and now the tea leaves have thrown up their clearest sign yet that Vietjet is planning a move into...
Delays, delays, delays
Another week, another set of bad headlines about Sydney Airport – this time, eye-popping figures from Airservices showing ground delays were...
The ghost of Ansett
It's been a quarter of a century since the most seismic shock to hit Australia's aviation sector before COVID-19: the dramatic collapse of A...
Flying to the bottom of the world
It's one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on Earth – but even in Antarctica, aviation is still a vital connection for those...
See you late-y, A380
It's a sad day for those who love big planes – after 20 years in the sky, Qantas will begin retiring its mighty A380s from 2028, with smalle...
Alan Joyce tells all
From the founding of Jetstar to his 15 years at the helm of our largest airline group, Alan Joyce is undoubtedly one of the most consequenti...
All A-OK for APAC aviation?
As the Iran conflict drags on, it's easy to be pessimistic about the effects on aviation, including high fuel prices and geopolitical headac...
How do you solve a problem like Sydney?
Another week, another hair-raising near mishap at Sydney Airport, this time with a Virgin 737 almost taking off as a Qantas plane was crossi...
Carrying on about carry-ons
We've all danced the airport suitcase shuffle, moving item after item back and forth between our cabin bags and our checked bags in a desper...
Flying in the line of fire
As Australian helicopters head north to help with wildfires in Europe, a deadly crash in Greece – and new regulations following a crash in W...
Cargo (but plane go faster)
We don't talk about it too often on the podcast, but cargo is a huge sector of the aviation industry – and with big news out of both Western...
Qantas in the clear
Qantas has frequently found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few years – but it got a much-needed win when the Off...
The future of pilot training, with UNSW
As the aviation industry grapples with ongoing talent shortages, the question becomes: are current training methods the right model for crea...
A red card for the yellow card
If you've ever found yourself scrambling for a pen on the plane to fill out one of those pesky paper cards before you reach Customs, fear no...
Good morning, Vietjet?
When it rains, it pours – after the collapses of Bonza and Rex left Australia once more in thrall to the domestic airline duopoly, now no fe...
The hidden danger of stress
When we think of safety concerns in aviation, it's easy to become fixated on the mechanical issues – but the human factor is also a major is...
Robinson's helicopter revolution
For 50 years it's been one of the most popular civil helicopter companies in the world, with more than 15,000 aircraft delivered around the...