Robyn Tongol

On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot Deb Lawrie sits down with Jake to discuss how she took down the aviation titan that was Sir Reg Ansett, and the highs and lows of more than four decades of flying.

On this Australian Aviation Podcast, Riley McDonald of Paul Bennet Airshows tells Jake how he chased his dream of a career in aviation – and how we can encourage other young people to do the same.

On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David try to make head or tail of the unexpectedly topsy-turvy outcomes of the Middle East crisis on our aviation sector, and examine how the world’s airspace is being reshaped – for now or for good.

On this Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake talks to Anntonette Dailey of Aviation/Aerospace Australia about the root causes behind the talent crisis, what the industry is doing about them, and the support it needs to bring young people along for the ride.

On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David are joined by aerospace and defence lead Stephen Kuper to discuss the 2026 National Defence Strategy, and what Australia is doing – and could be doing – to safeguard its skies.

In this exclusive interview with the Australian Aviation Podcast, his first since Bonza’s collapse, former CEO Tim Jordan tells Jake Nelson how the dream turned into a nightmare – and why he still thinks there’s room for more domestic airlines in Australia’s skies.