Careers, Training & Advisory Edition

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Flight Training Adelaide

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Kirsty Anne Ferguson Pinstripe Solutions

Navigating Aviation Careers Beyond 2020

It’s time to look to the ‘future of work’, press reset and step into conversations around what we can do with what we now have. Welcome to the first digital special edition. It’s exciting to be able to expand the conversation around careers and have the space to pull in expertise from related arenas. When

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Flight Experience

Flight Experience gains CASA certification for pilot training & instrument recency

Flight Experience has been part of the Australian aviation industry for over 15 years. Starting in Sydney in 2005 and then expanding into Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Flight Experience became the largest flight simulator entertainment company in the country. Now, with a new CEO, Flight Experience is expanding rapidly into all corners of the

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Pinstripe

A 737NG pilot’s journey

From redundancy to a government job Pilot E is articulate, always on the front foot and has an ‘I’ll do what it takes’ approach. The perfect person to nicely cajole into helping me pull this 2020 ‘pilot to non-flying job’ piece together. Pilot E, like so many thousands, is redundant. He is out there every

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Aviation employment initiatives & critical insight

Insulating against the loss of skilled pilots is imperative There are many unique regulatory factors that a pilot faces in remaining available to fly. Those are: Licencing; Proficiency; and Currency. Unlike nearly any other industry, it is not as simple as climbing straight back into the pilot’s seat and taking off. Pilots need to fly

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Aviation Australia

Training the aviation and aerospace industry for 20 years

Aviation Australia is a world-class registered training organisation, established by the Queensland state government in 2001 to support the development and growth of aviation and aerospace industries in both the Australian and international markets. Aviation Australia enters 2021 ready to celebrate 20 years of supporting the local and international Aerospace and Aviation Industry. From school

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Aviation women’s forums focus on leadership and resilience

Women in Aviation (Australian Chapter) Emerging Leaders Forum – Cultivate, collaborate and innovate WAI Australian Chapter held the Emerging Leaders Forum (EML) on 30 October 2020 this year, evolving into an online virtual module to scupper the pandemic’s attempt to outdate the concept of a live event. There is nothing quite as inspiring as a

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Fly Oz Australia

Regional NSW’s training gem

Fly Oz was established on 1 July 2013 by Lyn Gray, who at the time was conducting aviation instruction for the local Cowra community and a few students who had made the journey from Sydney. Quite a modest start. In seven years, we have grown to now deliver over 120 qualifications per year from our

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Fly Oz Australia

Get to know FlyOz

Fly Oz is a flight training school based out of Cowra in central New South Wales. Founded in July 2013, the school has grown in leaps and bounds since. To learn more, Australian Aviation sat down with the school’s head of operations Lyn Gray. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to

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Pinstripe

Aviation women’s forums focus on leadership and resilience

Women in Airports – Building resilience and empowering yourself – ROARRRRR! In November, the Australian Airports Association (AAA) hosted the Women in Airports Online Forum. I was gutted that I was unable to attend as their forum was covering my ‘passion topics’: building resilience and empowering yourself. I could talk for weeks on this stuff

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Aviation career and finance imperatives

Staying on track financially during the pandemic The wave of stand-downs, redundancies and early retirements continues to be challenging, emotionally and financially, during this pandemic. Australians working in aviation domestically and globally are in the top tier of those experiencing job loss. The Air Transport Action Group, a Geneva-based coalition of aviation organisations, predicts the

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What every expat needs to know about ‘tax’ before returning to or retiring in Australia

By aviation and expat financial advice specialist Richard Marsden, Director, International and Executive, MGD Wealth Many of us living and working overseas will consider returning to live in Australia: to work or retire, to help with children’s education or parent’s care, or to be closer to friends and the iconic ‘Aussie beach’. In 2020, those

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Erol Sevim

What differentiates a CPL pilot from a PPL pilot?

“I actually feel like a qualified pilot now,” said a student that I recently congratulated for receiving his PPL. I chuckled and remembered using similar words when I was awarded my PPL. So, with that thought in mind, what exactly is the difference between a PPL holder and a CPL holder? I’m not talking about

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2021 Pinstripe career checklist

The dual income stream Entry level commercial pilot licence CPL holders and university students right up to qualified aviation professionals, gaining a micro credential, having a side hustle or starting a small business is one of the big pandemic lessons. Think of it as Plan A: my priority career choice, Plan B: my deviation or

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