TECHNOLOGY IN PILOT TRAINING

We have overcome countless challenges over the years as a leading aviation education organization operating in many countries and jurisdictions. We have to make sure that we can offer the best tools to our students at all times. The principles of flying are the same today, but the environment in which a pilot operates is very different. The technology that powers aircraft […]

Inspire Change FAME Christmas Event

Aviation Australia is proud to present the FAME program (Female Aviation Maintenance Engineer). FAME, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the aviation industry, is designed to nurture and support our future female aircraft engineers as they develop their careers in an area traditionally dominated by men. You have the opportunity to be a part of the female engineering community and lead the way in bringing about […]

Aviation Australia Announces Glenn Ryan as New Chief Executive Officer

Brisbane Qld., 26 February 2024. Aviation Australia, the leading provider of aviation education solutions, is delighted to announce Glenn Ryan as its new Chief Operating Officer (CEO). Elsa Dalessio was the Chair of Aviation Australia when she made the announcement. Glenn Ryan has rich experience and an impressive career in the commercial and military sectors. Glenn Ryan led Australia’s largest training program […]

Flight to Australia Blog

Part I As recent blog readers will know, these are crazy times in my life. My work as a trainee foundation medic is over. I have packed up my life in Manchester, and now I am typing on my laptop while drinking Gin & Tonics at an altitude of 39000 ft. This will be my first time visiting the Southern Hemisphere […]

Time travel: Is it possible?

Can time travel be achieved? The short answer is yes, you are doing it now. You’re hurtling forward at a rate of 1 second per second. Time moves at the same pace, whether you are watching paint dry or wish you had more time to spend with a friend who lives out of town. This isn’t the type of time […]

Stay for good: six social enterprise holiday spots around Australia

Many hotels have corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that support charitable causes. Fewer are the hotels that go one step beyond and fund only initiatives that improve the world. These places are a great way to get away. From a hotel run by a social enterprise that offers training programs to young people with disabilities to a wildlife conservation camp operated […]

Outback camel trek: one woman’s 5,000km journey across Australia

Sophie Matterson, a film and television producer who wanted to take a break in 2016, chose the ‘ most random job’ she could find: milking camels. She says, ‘I didn’t anticipate how much I’d end up loving these animals’. It was supposed to be just a six-month break from her “real job,” which turned into five years working with camels. She began […]