Basair Alumni

	Mark Suffell Virgin Blue

	James Ryder Rex Airlines

	Josh Laverty QANTAS

	Vaibhav Gupta First Officer Jet Airways	Vaibhav passed his Commercial Pilot Licence flight test in May 2007, and is now a First Officer with Jet Airways.

	Kanak Chandramohan First Officer, A320 IndiGo	Kanak received a job offer from IndiGo within a month of converting his licence. He has been with IndiGo for 2 years, and has 1300 hours on type.

	Adam Dixon First Officer, BAE Jetstream 32	"I did all my flight training with Basair (Cessnock Campus) where I obtained a Commercial Pilot Licence and Instructor Rating. Soon after, I got my first aviation job with Basair as a Junior Grade 3 Flight Instructor. After instructing for some time I obtained my Instrument Rating and started to do IFR twin instructing and passenger charter. This led me to my current job as a first officer on a BAE Jetstream 32 with a regional airline. There are many things I liked about flying with Basair. The professionalism shown by the Basair instructors was reassuring that I was getting the best training and they were always friendly and helpful. Also flying the scenic Hunter Valley and then later being able to fly down to the other base in Sydney gave me great exposure to different types of airspace. My training was structured for me, and ran to a syllabus so it was easy to follow my progress to my goals. The instructors I had were always willing to help out in any way that they could." Adam Dixon, August 2009

	Anthony Baillie QANTASLink	"When I decided on a career change to become a pilot, it didn't take long to find out that Basair was the clear leader. I wasn't disappointed - my training was fantastic. It was fun yet challenging at the same time. I also made a few life-long friends along the way. My 6 years as a flying instructor with Basair was very rewarding experience and one that I will always remembe fondly. I can thank the training and work experience I gained at Basair for my career now as a pilot with QANTASLink." Anthony Baillie, August 2009

	Justin Clarke Second Officer QANTAS	"I highly recommend Basair's Advanced Diploma in Aviation course. From day one the course has proven challenging, yet highly rewarding. The enthusiastic instructors demonstrate their commitment to quality coaching and support via interactive ground lessons and exciting inflight tuition. As the Diploma class is encouraged to progress as a class it is this team environment that fosters a strong support network to ensure all students achieve their best. It is this approach to aviation schooling which reinforces Basair's reputation as Sydney's premier flying institution.” Justin Clarke, August 2009

	Phil Read First Officer Metro 23 Pearl Aviation	Phil graduated with an Advanced Diploma in 2006. He now works for Pearl Aviation in Alice Springs flying a Metro 23.

	Stuart Venison Pilot Regional Express	After Stuart graduated from Basair, he became an instructor. He then worked as a charter pilot at Aero Tropics before getting offered a positino at Regional Express (REX).

	Nicholas Allen First Officer Tiger Airways	Nicholas graduated with Advanced Diploma Flight Instruction with Basair June 2006. Currently working for Tiger Airways as First Officer for 8 months.

	Jimi Ludriks Charter Pilot Cessna 210 and Gippsland Airvan SlingAir	Jimi commenced at Basair in March 2009 and was the first in his class to graduate, completing his Commercial Pilot Licence within 7 months of starting.

	Lyndon Batchelor First Officer, A320 Gulf Air	After Lyndon graduates with a Diploma in Aviation, he worked as an instructor for a couple of years. He is now a First Officer on the A320 Series with Gulf Air.

	Balu Unni Pilot Kingfisher Airlines

	Greg Goodfellow First Officer Aeropelican	"I started learning to fly back in mid 2005 and achieved the Advanced Diploma of Aviation. It was challenging but nevertheless exhilarating! I furthered my passion at the end of my training and became a Flight Instructor with Basair. Since May 2008 I have been a First Officer for a Regional Airline ‘Aeropelican’, based out of Williamtown. They operate a busy RPT service between Newcastle, Sydney, Narrabri and Mudgee in 20-seater turboprop aircraft." Greg Goodfellow, September 2009

	Rama Andika First Officer A320 Mandala Airlines

	Sivamurthy Ramasamy First Officer A320 AirAsia,	Sivamurthy Ramasamy joined AirAsia a year ago, when it was voted "Best Low Cost Carrier in the World."

	James Spencer Cessna Grand Caravan Hinterland Aviation	James' first job was as an instructor with Basair Aviation College. He now flys people on holiday to Dunk Island and Lizard Island in a Cessna Grand Caravan.

	Narayanan Kashyap Kingfisher Airlines, First Officer Airbus A320

	Joe Mathew First Officer 737NG Jet Airways	Joe graduated in July 2007 and is now flying for Jet Airways.

	Jatinder Singh Pal Dornier 228 201/202 turbo prop Indian Coast Guard

	Vidit Luthra First officer on a Jetstream 32	Vidit's first job after studying at Basair was with a Britten-Norman Islander. As of September 2009 he was a first officer flying a Jetstream 32 in Zambia. He is also the company's Flight Safety Officer.

	Karen Janssen Second Officer QANTAS

	Nikhil Vasanth First Officer A310 Deccan 360	Nikhil started in October 2006, and is now a First Officer on an Airbus A310.

	Lee Hayes Pilot Airbus A321/20/19 FlyNiki (Austria)	"Without a doubt, none of us would be in the position we are now if not for hte help and support of the Basair staff."

	Arjun Balraj Mehta First Officer 737ng Jet Airways

	Nikul Damle First Officer A320 IndiGo	Nikul completed his CPL in August 2007, and is now a First Officer on an Airbus A320 with IndiGo

	Mehdi Lotfi First Officer Fokker 100 Iran Air	Mehdi started his course at Basair in March 2006, and is now a First Officer with the Iranian national airline flying a Fokker 100.

	Nasir Rakhangi Airodynamiks Aviation Academy, Instructor	The course in Australia really helped me have an edge here back home... I am very appreciative of HVA for the training imparted to me. I really appreciated the respect and confidence instructors showed towards us students." Nasir Rakhangi, September 2009

	Kevin Pettit Charter Pilot Wagga Air

	Mathew Neilson First Officer Airlines PNG	"Basair was definitely a great time, and a stepping stone in my aviation career." Matt Neilson, August 2010

	Brendan Head Second Officer QANTAS

	Nick Bongiorno Aviation Charter

	Mark Quintano First Officer Rex Airlines

	Neel Khokhani Instructor	Neel was a determined student, who completed his Commercial Pilot Licence, Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating and Instructor Rating all within 14 months of starting. Since graduating, Neel has been working as an instructor in Melbourne. He has rapidly gained a lot of experience in this role, totalling almost 2,000 hours and adding many endorsements to his licence.

	John Thanikal Second Officer, A320 Air Arabia

	Nipun Salaria First Officer Airbus A319/320/321 Indan Airlines	Nipun has been workig for Air India for over 2 years, and will soon get endorssed in the widebody A330.

	Ravi Agarwal First Officer MDLR Airlines

	Sagar Dhapare Kingfisher Airlines First Officer ATR-72/42-500 Kingfisher Airlines

	Nathan Piper First Officer Cessna Caravan	Nathan has joined Susi Air, which is a passenger and cargo charter company spanning the islands of Indonesia.

	Rod Pennington Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)	After graduating from Basair, Rod has worked as an instructor at Basair and China Southern. He has also worked in RPT for SkyTrans and became a Captain of a Dash 8. He has recently commenced with the RFDS.

	Tim Reynolds Second Officer QANTAS

	Fabian Schonbucher GAM

	Sherrif Talaat First Officer Embraer 170 Egypt Air	Sherrif won a scholorship to do his Advanced Diploma (IRC) at Basair, and then became an instructor. After 2 years, he was recruited by Egypt Air.

	Evan McCarthy Charter Pilot, Cessna 210 Katherine Aviation	Evan is based in Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

	Alex De Lavaulx First Officer, Q400 QANTASLink

	Bree Linton Charter Pilot & Instructor SmartAir

	Daniel Galea Second Officer QANTASLink

	Joe Kelly Second Officer Jet Star

	Dominic Rositano Second Officer QANTAS

	Scott Plane JetStar	"The friendliness and professinoalism of my instructor has been excellent throughout my training at Basair. Outside of working hours and on fly aways he has been a good friend and also professional at the same time. My instructor has paid close attention to my progress throughout all stages of my training. It's a good safety culture - the company and every isntructor is looking after not just their safety but also the student's safety which is of great priority. Overall the professionalism and the way the company works (and associates with people) is excellent. I woldn't esitate tin recommending Basair to anybody if they were interested in flying socially or for a career." Scott Plane, August 2010

	Jay Overton Charter Pilot Tiger moth world

	Mark Suffell Currently a pilot with a major international carrier.

	James Lucas Charter Pilot Aeroydnamic Flight Academy

	Rakend Soma Sundaran Instructor Camden, NSW

	Apichart Vongsnara Pilot Thai Aviation Service	After getting his fixed-wing licence, Apichart went on to learn how to fly helicopters. He now flies a s76 transporting people to offshore rigs.

	Gaurav Murthy Pilot SpiceJet	"I have been with SpiceJet for 3.5 years now. Doing good, work is awesome, loving every minute." Gaurav Murthy, September 2010