Australian Aviation's exclusive recording comes after two separate investigations made claims of a toxic culture at Airservices, which oversees air traffic control.
The airport’s general manager of operations talks surviving the pandemic but building back better.
It comes as Omicron sickness leave, combined with skill shortages, led to record nationwide delays across domestic aviation in April, June and July.
Rex was the top performing airline for flights departing on time in August – with Jetstar the worst. Darwin is Australia's worst-performing major airport, with just 34 per cent of its 119 flights leaving on time.
It follows chairman Richard Goyder writing last week that his airline’s problems were being mirrored worldwide, and arguing that mainstream media were not reporting its improvements.
In this special episode in partnership with UNSW’s School of Aviation, Charlton discusses how the industry should best navigate its tricky post-COVID recovery.