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 find out which should win out, timed to coincide with our Air Force’s 100th birthday.

Plus, the pair chat about the Network Wars between Qantas and Rex, which have been launching flights on each other’s patches.

Is either airline in the wrong? Or is this just the healthy competition the industry needs right now?

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 Tarrant and guest Adam Thorn discuss what it all means and the story behind how we ended up back to where we started.

Plus, the pair continue to rant and rave about their favourite RAAF aircraft, as Australian Aviation opens its 40-year archive of photos.

Adam argues why the Boomerang, created in just 16 weeks, exemplifies everything that’s great about Australia. 

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 talk through the details of the government’s plan to bankroll half-price tickets.

The pair ask why certain locations have been picked, whether it will stop lockdown-happy Premiers shutting down their states and how much of a vote-winner free holidays could be.

Plus, the pair continue to talk about the best of RAAF ahead of its landmark centenary at the end of the month. 

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 Australian Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn speaks to Mark Dixon and Lyn Gray, from training school Fly Oz, to get advice and reassurance for those thinking about climbing into the cockpit.

They highlight how an underlying pilot shortage is reason for optimism, why aviation will bounce back stronger than we think and what newcomers should look for in an instructor.

Finally, the passionate pair talk about what inspired them to pursue their dreams of a career in the skies.

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 right to change his mind as the team begin their challenge to edit our unrivalled photo archive.

Plus, to more immediate matters, the pair discuss the latest in the industry’s battle to secure a JobKeeper replacement and Alan Joyce’s wise, or is that foolish, decision to duck a crucial senate committee hearing.

Finally, tributes are paid to Australian Aviation’s spotters, who were on hand to snap the first Rex capital city flight from inside, and outside, the 737.

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 guest Adam Thorn reveal how Australian Aviation will celebrate the milestone, as well as asking for help from our listeners and readers.

Plus, the team digs into the big issues of the last week, including whether Virgin really can make mid-market work after the TWU raised concerns.

Finally, our story on a Singapore A380 leaving Alice Springs broke the internet  – but why was it so popular?   

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 Podcast, Adam Thorn speaks to one of the industry’s most influential figures about the biggest stories of the last few months.

The pair discuss the union’s rocky relationship with Qantas and its chief executive, Alan Joyce, whether Virgin really is genuine about its promises to become a mid-market carrier, and Rex’s entry into the Golden Triangle.

Finally, the pair talk about JobKeeper and what will happen if it doesn’t continue for aviation at the end of next month.  

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 Capability.

Burgess explains how Quickstep has transformed in recent years to become one of Australia’s most promising defence and aerospace companies, supporting key Defence projects, including the Joint Strike Fighter program.

The CEO also discusses the importance of building Australia’s sovereign industrial capability, noting how Quickstep is working to foster greater local participation in the defence industry supply chain.

Finally, Burgess unveils how the ASX-listed company plans to leverage its recent acquisition of a Boeing subsidiary to support Quickstep’s growth ambitions.

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, host Phil Tarrant and guests Christian “Boo” Boucousis and Adam “Brains” Thorn talk about how a perfect storm of factors, from stand-downs to retirements and young people looking elsewhere, could damage the recovery. 

Plus, the team discusses the upcoming centenary of the RAAF and why it matters, and a new ticket war between Qantas, Virgin and Rex. 

Finally, the boys chat about whether the border crisis will ever end, and how the Victoria lockdown affects the industry.  

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 law as a barrister but on aviation-related matters.

In this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, host Phil Tarrant speaks to a man who thought on his feet to survive as the industry went through the most difficult period in its history.  

He talks his final flight from Australia to London, getting back up after being knocked down and fighting off imposter syndrome.