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Australian Aviation Podcast Network — 403 episodes

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1

A red card for the yellow card

2

Good morning, Vietjet?

3

The hidden danger of stress

4

Robinson's helicopter revolution

5

Here comes the (Project) Sun(rise)

6

Western Sydney Airport spools up its engines

7

What will replace the A380?

8

The buzz on drones

9

The long wait for Sunrise

10

Will Australia have its own 'Ryanair'?

11

Is it worth complaining about flight delays?

12

How Deb Lawrie blazed the trail for equal flights

13

From washing planes to flying them

14

Iran war turns our skies upside-down

15

Fixing the talent pipeline, with Anntonette Dailey

16

The future of Australia's air defence

17

Who killed Bonza?

18

Bonza's Tim Jordan breaks his silence

19

Is Kuala Lumpur the next Changi?

20

Aviation's clash of the titans

21

Is Australia on a Bali high?

22

Is our jet fuel supply in dire Straits?

23

Bonza boss bites back

24

Should airlines say goodbye to Dubai?

25

Are high-speed trains the new planes?

26

Revenge of the sky kittens

27

A busy week for the bush

28

Sayonara, Jetstar Japan

29

Should public servants keep their status perks?

30

Airlines v airports – again

31

AIs in the skies

32

Winning the 'war on talent'

33

Making your manuals automatic

34

How QF32 beat the 'black swan'

35

The highs and lows of 2025

36

Sky-high demand sends airfares soaring

37

A320s eighty-sixed – what's the 411?

38

Smashing the aviation data silos

39

Major airlines charged with assault on batteries

40

What makes a good air incident investigator, with UNSW

41

Jetstar's Singapore fling

42

A big step towards Project Sunrise

43

How a 'Teen Pilot Down Under' conquered the world

44

Air T-Rex deal met with raptor-ous applause

45

Book thrown at Bonza backers

46

Is Sydney ready to be a 2-airport city?

47

Qantas data hits the dark web

48

Making airports autism-friendly

49

Qantas' fleet future takes flight

50

Cyber chaos at Europe's big airports

51

E2, flown home

52

'Keep going until you can't'

53

The most wonderful time of the (financial) year

54

Should Qantas trim back its beard ban?

55

Has Qantas learned its lesson?

56

Shaping the future of air traffic management with Daniel Wang and Rodney Sciortino, Rohde & Schwarz

57

Confronting the Tiger in the room

58

A new coat of paint for Skytrans

59

Farewell, Adam Thorn

60

Are power banks a flight risk?

61

Qantas hits the jackpot on Sydney slots

62

Scattered Spider catches Qantas in its web

63

Qantas XLR-ates its fleet renewal

64

Smooth landing for Virgin at ASX

65

The return of TAA?

66

3 Australian astronauts answer questions from schoolkids

67

Is Newcastle the next Gold Coast?

68

A life-changing solo flight

69

'It's a lot easier to shut it down than to start it up'

70

Lord of the Wings: Return of the King

71

When America sneezes…

72

Is pay-on-delay a 'win-win'?

73

Trade war clips Boeing's wings

74

ASIC closes the book on Bonza

75

Fool us once…

76

On location at Avalon Airshow

77

How Mission Aviation Fellowship is helping remote communities

78

Infrastructure Week for Australia's airports

79

A bad week to be a nervous flyer

80

Qantas threads the needle

81

Is it third time lucky for MH370 searchers?

82

How GE Aerospace is innovating towards a sustainable future

83

Is Rex on the road to nationalisation?

84

Who will win Virgin's 'game of planes'?

85

Is the wait almost over on Virgin's Qatar deal?

86

The Boomerang's comeback

87

Has Koala already fallen out of the tree?

88

Are we ready for the next Black Summer?

89

South Korea crash puts safety back in the spotlight

90

How Cyclone Tracy produced Australia's greatest airlift

91

Australian Aviation's 2024 year in review

92

The fight for disability rights on flights

93

Virgin rolls ahead on Qatar deal

94

Top dollar in the Top End

95

Splitsville for Virgin and Etihad

96

Rex's $80m life raft

97

Inside the "Chairman's Lounge"

98

Alan Joyce – hero or villain?

99

And the Huey goes to…

100

Angela Garvey talks her GA mental health survey

101

Slots, Soot and saving Rex

102

Virgin and Qantas and Rex – oh my!

103

Is it time to break up Qantas and Jetstar?

104

Has Rex's exit pushed up airfares?

105

Recreating a Moth flight from the UK to Australia

106

A tale of three airlines

107

What's in the white paper?

108

F-15 pilot Joel Neeb on training the US Air Force's best

109

Tackling the talent crisis with Leidos and RMIT

110

Are slots to blame for Rex and Bonza's collapse?

111

Rex wrecks – what's next?

112

Chaos strikes crowds as CrowdStrike strikes out

113

Is Australia's domestic airline market full?

114

Can aviation embrace sustainability, with UNSW

115

Farewell Bonza, we hardly knew ye

116

Do low-cost airlines need a government leg-up?

117

And the winner of the 'Battle for Bali' is…

118

End of the runway for Bonza's staff

119

The final flight of the 'airship of dreams'

120

A fresh reprieve for Bonza

121

Virgin dethrones Qantas as most reliable Aussie airline

122

How this Qantas A330 pilot is flying high with his brokerage

123

What next after Bonzageddon?

124

Is it all over for Bonza?

125

Bonza sets the record straight

126

Flying Kangaroo plays it safe on Perth–London route

127

Qantas offers frequent flyers a $120m olive branch

128

Holiday headaches on the horizon as strikes loom

129

Boeing, going, gone

130

RAAF rolls out pulse-pounding new recruitment ad

131

Virgin's new pet project

132

Bonza fleet change and Jetstar's new uniform

133

Project Sunrise delayed as Airbus issues bite Qantas

134

Did Virgin's CEO leave the job on a high?

135

Inside Babcock's work at Ambulance Victoria

136

Boo returns to the Australian Aviation Podcast

137

Is Qantas' new safety video really that bad?

138

Airlines rush to pop the champers on performance data

139

Virgin and Qantas row over Bali flights

140

A Boeing disaster and Airbus triumph

141

Can Bonza recover from its Gold Coast headache?

142

The future of aviation until 2050, with UNSW

143

World's first all-sustainable-fuel flight points the way

144

How Alan Joyce transformed Qantas

145

Virgin's union row and Chris says goodbye

146

Does Qantas' 'ghost flights' defence pass the sniff test?

147

A just culture and aviation safety, with UNSW

148

Hudson changes course on Alliance deal

149

Goyder's turn for a long goodbye

150

UNSW's Andrew Charlton on the future of aviation policy

151

Who won out in Qantas v the Senate?

152

Qantas CEO makes her first big appearance

153

Qantas loses appeal over axed workers

154

Has Hudson bodged her debut as Qantas CEO?

155

Joyce has gone, but was he really that bad?

156

Qantas's big profits and bigger plane order

157

Qatar controversy and Melbourne noise

158

Is Qantas right to back the 'Yes' vote?

159

Airservices admits to problems and QF1 reviewed

160

Bonza bounces back with Gold Coast expansion

161

Slots and shortages stifle recovery

162

Is Bonza's plan now in trouble?

163

Pilots' union says ATC issues affect safety

164

Does aviation have a staffing crisis?

165

Is it time to stop moaning about aircraft noise?

166

Is the 'Wellbeing Zone' on Project Sunrise a gimmick?

167

Your last call to enter the Australian Aviation Awards

168

How CareFlight is embracing the future of aeromedical transport

169

Are airport slots hindering competition?

170

What's next for Bonza?

171

How YouTube is spreading the love of aviation

172

Is AI the future of drone flight?

173

Is Air New Zealand's Skynest a gimmick?

174

Why is Joyce's successor being paid less?

175

Is the long goodbye to Alan Joyce a good idea?

176

Who is to blame for the delay to Melbourne's rail link?

177

How Dario Valenza switched from championship boats to drones

178

Wing talks the future of drone delivery in Australia

179

Bonza sells 100k tickets despite doubts

180

Who's to blame for our 'stagnating' domestic recovery?

181

AVM Paul Godfrey on creating the UK's Space Command

182

How Little Wings helps ill children in regional towns

183

Textron Aviation's Brett Pierson talks defence and special missions

184

Rethinking how we support aviation and their families

185

Author Jim Eames on The Mighty 747

186

Bonza's CEO on the airline's launch

187

Can international aviation finally return to normal?

188

The changing face of foreign interference, with Senator James Paterson

189

Phil returns to talk domestic aviation in 2022

190

The biggest defence aviation stories of 2022

191

Babcock's Peter Newington on leadership in aviation

192

UNSW's Marek Bekier on the future of air traffic management

193

Assessing Australia's long-range strike capabilities

194

Adelaide Airport's MD talks Australia's COVID response

195

How US airlines are poaching Aussie pilots

196

How to fix our engineering talent shortage

197

Australian Aviation live at Land Forces

198

Sydney Airport's Greg Hay on aviation's exciting post-pandemic future

199

Inside Virgin's plan to fire rockets from 747s

200

UNSW's Andrew Charlton talks managing aviation's recovery

201

Inside USQ's trailblazing hypersonic wind tunnel

202

Australian Aviation bids farewell to Hannah

203

Qantas execs hit the tarmac to handle bags

204

Managing your money in a high inflation, post-COVID world

205

The realities of overseas travel right now

206

Meeting the new head of Defence Space Command

207

Air Canada 787 captain Doug Morris

208

Sky's The Limit Podcast: Changing the game with Merren McArthur

209

A near-total recovery for aviation, but are we ready?

210

Australia's close call with a Chinese fighter jet

211

The Rex v Qantas battle is back

212

Behind Quickstep's big deal with Jetstar

213

Fixing the industry's talent shortage with Aviation Australia

214

Why is an ex-Virgin B777 on the move?

215

Qantas back in the headlines after Alliance takeover bid

216

Qantas makes history with Project Sunrise orders

217

The deeper problem with airline crew sleeping on passenger seats

218

Plan your finances for life events during an uncertain decade

219

Airports erupt in chaos as Aussies get flying

220

UPRT Australia on the training that saves lives

221

Coulson talks aerial firefighting tactics

222

How Lockheed Martin Australia works with Ronson Gears

223

Why aviation needs to heed PM's warning of Russian cyber-attacks

224

A mammoth crisis recap and Bonza hits turbulence

225

Viking Boys and other untold stories of bravery with John Quaife

226

Bonza CEO reveals network plans for 2022

227

How have airlines responded to Australia's reopening?

228

Border restrictions finally fall, while WA is left in the dust

229

When will tourists touch down in Australia?

230

WA delays border opening as QLD welcomes overseas arrivals

231

Qantas cuts capacity and border openings questioned

232

Sky's The Limit Podcast: In conversation with AFAP president Louise Pole

233

Airlines scramble as Omicron wreaks havoc

234

Embraer's Eve on the future of flying taxis in Australia

235

Inside Singapore Airlines as the COVID crisis hit

236

Sky's The Limit Podcast: Doing it all with Jodie Bevan

237

Bell on how the police use helicopters in 2021

238

Australia opens – but will Omicron scupper our plans?

239

Lockheed Martin Australia on introducing the F-35 to Australia

240

Onboard a Hercules at Wings Over Illawarra

241

Bell talks the evolution of parapublic aviation

242

Celebrating the early return of the Qantas A380s

243

Chatting about supply chain and post-COVID challenges with Oceania Aviation

244

Australia finally, finally opens its borders to the world

245

Bonza founder reveals how he'll disrupt the industry

246

NSW to welcome the world, but are we ready?

247

Sky's The Limit Podcast: In the loop with Roulette Seven Aimee Heal

248

Whisper it, but international flights might return soon

249

Ex-fire chief Greg Mullins on worsening bushfires

250

Are borders really going to open by Christmas?

251

International travel creeps closer, but are we ready?

252

Sky's The Limit Podcast: The opportunities of RPAS with Amanda Meys

253

Is Australia ready to restart international travel?

254

SPECIAL EPISODE: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental health with David Coleman, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

255

Australian Aviation meets Oceania's Greg Edmonds

256

Qantas preps its A380s for international restart

257

RAAF's great escape from Afghanistan

258

Sky's The Limit Podcast: Rising through the ranks with Kristen Raby

259

Will zero COVID keep our borders closed?

260

Mass stand-downs begin as borders slammed shut

261

How financial modelling can help retirement planning

262

Why Qantas is holding its nerve over stand-downs

263

Branson goes Galactic, Talisman Sabre and a hero pilot

264

Sky's The Limit: The female fight for space with Amy Shira Teitel

265

How Jim Whalley swapped flying Hornets to founding Nova

266

What next after domestic aviation's worst week?

267

Military special as team chat Arnhem Thunder and MRH-90s

268

Why it's time to end snap state border closures

269

Sky's The Limit: Paving the way with Deborah Lawrie

270

Matt Hall talks flying Hornets and becoming Air Race World Champion

271

Has Rex gone too far with its new Qantas attack?

272

Lockdown knocks aviation's recovery off track

273

Rex's John Sharp talks rivalries, expansion and a passion for flight

274

Sky's The Limit: Post-COVID opportunities with Kirsty Ferguson

275

ACCC clips Qantas' wings over Japan deal

276

Vaccine clot concerns threaten international restart

277

Rex vs Qantas gets nasty as Sharp and Joyce trade insults

278

Thinking long-term about personal finance during COVID

279

Australian Aviation crosses the Ditch as bubble opens

280

Is RAAF ruining tradition by axing 'airmen' for 'aviators'?

281

Discussing the past and future of RAAF after its centenary

282

What is the RAAF's greatest-ever aircraft?

283

How JobKeeper 2.0 turned out much like the original

284

Aviation gets its lifeline, but will it work?

285

How trainee pilots can thrive post-COVID

286

In praise of the brilliantly simple Caribou

287

How Australian Aviation will celebrate RAAF's centenary

288

TWU talks Virgin 2.0, JobKeeper and Alan Joyce

289

Harnessing local capability to realise growth potential— Mark Burgess, managing director and CEO of Quickstep

290

Is aviation facing a pilot shortage crisis?

291

How pilot Damien Toohey mixes law and aviation

292

Australian Aviation meets drone training school Aviassist

293

Joyce returns serve at Australian Open hypocrisy

294

Border jitters return as McCormack attacks Qantas

295

When and how will international travel return to Australia?

296

How will domestic aviation tackle 2021?

297

Australian Aviation's biggest stories of 2020

298

Why airline pilots are retraining to fly drones

299

Inside Aviation: Outback Air Race returns in 2021

300

Australian Aviation talks to Babcock

301

Inside Aviation: How does UK jab approval affect Australia?

302

Qantas and Virgin jockey for position as borders open

303

Inside Aviation: Qantas confirms outsourcing of jobs

304

Palaszczuk relents and opens her borders

305

Inside Aviation: The MAX is back, so now what?

306

What will a Biden Presidency mean for Australia?

307

Inside Aviation: Will vaccine open up the world

308

Should Qantas be 'muscling out' smaller airlines?

309

Inside Aviation: New Zealand flights return to Tasmania

310

Can Rex and Virgin fend off bullish Qantas?

311

Inside Aviation: Qatar responds to invasive search scandal

312

Who is to blame for the Qatar search incident?

313

What's the real story behind Scurrah's Virgin exit?

314

Why reliable air traffic communication networks are vital for safety

315

Can Virgin's comeback plan fend off Rex and Qantas?

316

Paul Scurrah talks Virgin's comeback plan

317

Can Rex mix it with the big boys?

318

How RBI Hawker is innovating in APAC

319

Virgin's back from the dead – so what now?

320

How does aviation solve the arrival cap riddle?

321

AIPA chief talks how Qantas pilots are coping

322

International student flights to resume while Aussies are stuck abroad

323

Will shareholders bail out the industry?

324

Flying solo with Gary Criddle

325

Chief of Air Force on shaping the RAAF to meet an evolving strategic environment

326

Is the 'Cold War' between airports and airlines wise?

327

Virgin bondholders back in the game

328

Has Melbourne's spike ruined aviation's recovery?

329

Did Qantas bolt too soon with job cuts?

330

Will case spike jitters stop aviation's recovery?

331

Bruised Virgin matches Qantas for July restart

332

Joyce's big gamble as Qantas wakes from hibernation

333

The final two bidders set to woo Virgin union

334

Cautious optimism for a post-COVID-19 aviation industry

335

Who's left in the running for Virgin?

336

The Great Restart – and the battle for Virgin

337

An impending Qantas-Virgin price war?

338

Digitally adapting the Australian War Memorial

339

No shortage of suitors for Virgin Australia

340

Can Virgin Australia survive - and will it go into administration?

341

The urgent need for an industry-wide recovery strategy

342

Is the government doing enough to support Australian aviation?

343

What next after COVID-19 puts the industry out of work?

344

An unprecedented time for the aviation sector

345

Coronavirus and Australia's airlines

346

A new beginning for Australian Aviation

347

Simulator Solutions

348

Chris Mills, CEO of Gold Coast Airport

349

Nick 'Plattsy' Platts, Head of Cargo at Heathrow Airport

350

The Future of Aerial Ride-sharing

351

Airmanship with The Aerobatic School

352

Aviation Australia Expo - Episode 3

353

Aviation Australia Expo - Episode 2

354

Aviation Australia Expo - Episode 1

355

Father's Day Series EP 3: Clarence & Colin Schofield

356

Lessons from a fighter pilot with Kerwin Rae

357

Father's Day Series EP 2: Steve & Bernadette Wallace

358

Father's Day Series EP 1: Peter "Weeksey" Weekes

359

Flight Disruptions with Greg Shaw

360

The life of a modern day Fighter Pilot and Test Pilot with Eskil Amdal - callsign Taz

361

All about Bristell with Brett Anderson from Anderson Aviation

362

"Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Surgeon Speaking" with Captain Geoff Hay

363

Wings Over Illawarra 2019

364

Follow your Dreams and Secure your First Flying Job in the USA

365

27-Years as a Pilot in the RAAF with FLLT John Tauschke

366

F1 Weekend in Melbourne - Lets talk to the display pilots!

367

Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 5

368

Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 4

369

Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 3

370

Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 2

371

Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 1

372

Part 3: Clear the Air - The mistakes people make in their interviews when applying for an airline pilot job

373

Part 2: Clear the Air - The interview process

374

Part 1: Clear the Air - The pilot shortage and the nay sayers

375

2018 - The Year that Was

376

A day in the life of a Virgin Australia 737-800 Captain with Michelle Huntington

377

Frequentis & the evolution of Remote Towers with Mark Robinson

378

Giving a little back with Fun Flight and Michel Verheem

379

Make the most of your Frequent Flyer points with Steve Hui from iFly Flat

380

Lee de Winton: CEO of Sydney Metro Airports

381

The Future of Aircraft Engines, the GE9X with Ted Ingling

382

The Western Sydney Airport - an interview with the CEO Graham Millett

383

30-Years of Jabiru with Rodney Stiff

384

Warbirds Downunder 2018: Temora Airshow Wrap Up

385

Flying the F/A-18 with SQNLDR Phil Eldridge

386

The RAAF Roulettes: an Interview with Roulette #4 Scott Tavasci & Roulette #7 Daniel Armstrong

387

Women in Aviation International with Lea Vesic

388

Warbirds Downunder 2018 - A preview of the upcoming airshow with Peter Harper

389

Red Bull Air Race Update with Matt Hall - Just 2 rounds to go

390

What happens when your Flight Medical is cancelled with: Dr Jeremy Robertson

391

Air Venture 2018 - Friday Report from Cessnock Aerodorme

392

10-Years of the QANTAS Airbus A380

393

An Aviation World Record Attempt with Liam Morey - Teen Around Oz

394

Outback Aviators - the trip of a lifetime on the Outback Air Race

395

Talking Lynx, Blackhawk and AW139 with Tim Frankel from Toll Air Ambulance

396

The inflight Entertainment Revolution with Chris Smyth from Inflighto

397

Vincent Aiello, call sign Jell-O: US Navy Top Gun Fighter Pilot

398

4000-hours on the CH-47 Chinook with Greg Maiden and Aaron Jones - Boeing Defence Australia

399

July 2018 Edition - Rusty Pilots

400

Matt Hall - Red Bull Air Race update - Rounds 2 & 3 for 2018

401

The Airline Acceptance Process with David Lohse

402

Is There a Pilot Shortage?

403

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