Martin graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and then the Flight Instructor Rating. He joined Sydney Aviators as in instructor on graduation. He then went to the United States to fly with SkyWest Airlines. He returned home to fly with TigerAir, part of the Virgin Group and when they folded returned to the US to fly with Delta, based out of Denver Colorado.
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Captain Kris
Captain
Aircraft: Gulfstream G550
Kris completed his Flight Instructor Rating training at Basair, and then became in instructor. He is now a Captain of a Gulfstream G550, based in Hong Kong.
Captain Kristian
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8
Kristian graduated with a Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) and then worked at Basair. He is now a First Officer with QANTASLink.
Second Officer Michael
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 747
Michael graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He now works for Cathay Pacific as a Second Officer on a Boeing 747.
First Officer Javier
First Officer
Aircraft: A320
Javier graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Instructor Rating) from the Bankstown campus. He worked as an instructor in Bansktown and then became a Charter Pilot with Australia By Air. He is now a First Officer with REX.
Captain Grady
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Grady completed the Certificate IV in Aviation at Basair's Sydney Aviators base. He then moved to the Northern Territory to start work with Katherine Aviation, where he flew an Airvan and then a BE68. He then moved to AirNorth and made Captain in December 2014 before moving to Hong Kong to become a Second Officer with Cathay Pacific. Returning to Australia, he flew for Tiger Air and then a Boeing 717 First Officer with QANTAS. He is now a Captain on the Boeing 737 with Nauru Airlines.
Captain Shane
Captain
Aircraft: PC-12
Shane graduated with a Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instructor) and commenced work with Bruce Hartwig Flying School. He then instructed at Flight Training Adelaide before joining Aviair, where he flys the PC-12.
First Officer Andrew
Type Rated Instructor (TRI) and First Officer A330
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Andrew completed the Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating, graduating with a Diploma of Aviation. He went straight into QANTAS and has progressed to be a Type Rated Instructor on the A330. He is also a Human Factors Facilitator at QANTAS.
First Officer Nizam
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
After Nizam completed his studies at Basair, he returned to Malaysia to convert his licence. He then commenced as a First Officer at Malaysia Airlines flying the Boeing 737-800,
First Officer Varun
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Varun completed his Certificate IV in Aviation at the Cessnock campus. He is now a First Officer with Jet Airways.
First Officer Nasir
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
After graduating from Basair Aviation College with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, Nasir returned home and worked as an instructor in the Aerodynamics Aviation Academy. He was then offered a job as a pilot with Air India.
First Officer Stephen
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Stephen graduated from Basair with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Instructor Rating and became an instructor. He was promoted to a Grade 1, and became the Team Leader at the Bankstown Campus, specialising in delivering the Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating. He then joined QANTASLink as a First Officer and was promoted through to Captain and Type Rating Instructor. He moved to QANTAS mainline, flying the 787, 737 and is now First Officer on the Airbus A330.
Captain Anthony
Captain
Aircraft: Saab 340
Anthony graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) at then started work as an instructor at Basair. He then moved to Perth, and became an instructor at China Southern before taking a Charter role doing survey operations for Furgo. He then started work at REX and has been promoted to Captain.
Captain Omar
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Omar completed his Certificate IV in Aviation at Basair, and is now a First Officer at Ethiad.
Captain Elliot
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Elliott completed the Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Instructor Rating) while a part time student. He was then the Base Manager for Sydney Aviators, which is a Basair company specialising in training for the part time students. He then commenced with REX, but has since moved to Jetstar where he is Captain on the Airbus A320.
Captain Vamshi
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
Vamshi graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He was one of the first two seaplane pilots in India, joining Maritime Energy Heli Air Services. He then moved to Air India to be a First Officer before joining IndiGo on the Airbus A320/321.
Captain Nader
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 NG/MAX
Nader completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at Basair, graduating with a Diploma of Aviation. He started his aviation journey with VietJet Air before moving to IranAir where he flew the Fokker 100, the Boeing 747 and then became Captain of Airbus A320. He then moved to Sun Express as Captain of the Boeing 737 NG/MAX.
Captain Bree
Captain
Bree completed her Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) at the Cessnock campus. She then worked as a charter pilot, before returning to Basair as an instructor. She became a team leader at only 21 years of age, and was then recruited by SmartAir, flying a Chieftain. She was then recruited as a First Officer at Brindabella, and progressed to Captain. She has sinced move to QANTAS as Captain and Assurance Manager.
Captain Mark
Check and Training Captain
Aircraft: Fokker 100
After graduating, Mark stayed at Basair to become an Instructor. He then worked at Skippers Aviation for a couple of years, before making Captain and moving to Network Aviation.
Executive Pilot Adharan
Executive Pilot
Adharan graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. His first aviation job was as a First Officer with the Sun TV Network, before he moved to fly as the Executive Pilot with Reliance Commercial Dealers.
First Officer Arjun
First Officer
Arjun graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. His first job after graduating was with FlyBig Airlines in India, before he moved to IndiGo as a First Officer.
First Officer Nikola
First Officer
Aircraft: ATR 72-600
Nikola completed her Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at Basair, graduating with a Diploma of Aviation. She worked as an Instructor in Melbourne, before joining Barrier Aviation in Queensland. She is now a First Officer with Mount Cook Airlines, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand.
First Officer Andy
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Andy graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He worked at Basair Aviation College as an instructor, before accepting a job offer from Hong Kong Airlines flying a B737.
First Officer Thor
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Thor completed his Commercial Pilot License, Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating and Flight Instructor Rating at the Cessnock campus. He then worked as an instructor in WA before becoming a Chart Pilot and then Chief Pilot of Broome Air Services. The joined REX as a First Officer and was promoted to Captain, before moving to a bigger jet as a First Officer with Jetstar.
Captain Sagar
Captain, Fleet Supervisor Line Ops
Sagar graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and was offered a job with Kingfisher Airlines.
After Kingfisher collapsed, he became a first officer at Jet Airways. Later he moved to IndiGo where he progressed to Captain and Fleet Supervisor.
Captain Andrew
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330-300, A350-900 and A350-1000
Andrew graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation before joining Cathay in their advanced cadet programme. He graduated and became a First Officer on the Airbus A350 with Cathay Pacific.
Captain Kah SL
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Kah SL graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and originally joined Air Asia in Malaysia in an Airbus A320. Since then, he has moved to Hong Kong Airlines and is now a Captain on the Airbus A330
Captain Ramesh
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
Ramesh graduated from Basair Aviation College with a Certificate IV in Aviation started working for Decan Air. He became Captain and then moved to Ventura AirConnect where he become Chief Pilot. He has since moved to IndiGo where he is now Captain on the Airbus A32/321.
First Officer Dan
First Officer
Dan completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and then his Instructor Rating. After working as an instructor and charter pilot around Australia, including Aboriginal Air Services flying a Cessna Caravan, he commenced with Surveillance Australia flying a Dash 8. He joined Virgin Australia and flew the B737, Embraer 170 and 190 and Airbus A330 before going to Emirates Airlines as a First Officer on the A380. He then returned to Australia to fly with Cobham and then National Jet Systems, which is a subsidiary of QANTAS.
Captain Abhinay
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Abhinay completed his Certificate IV and Diploma in Aviation from Basair and then joined Vistara as a First Officer on the A320F fleet. Post merger with Air India, he got command on the B737.
Captain Ankit
Line Training Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Ankit graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He started his aviation career as a Trainee First Officer for Jet Airways on their B737 fleet before progressing to Spice Jet and then Air India Express where he is now a Line Training Captain.
Captain Greg
Pilot
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Greg started learning to fly back in mid 2005 and achieved the Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He then became a Flight Instructor with Basair, and then left to becom a First Officer for a Regional Airline ‘Aeropelican’, based out of Williamtown. Aeropelican operate a busy RPT service between Newcastle, Sydney, Narrabri and Mudgee in 20-seater turboprop aircraft. After a couple of years at Aeropelican, and being promoted to Captain, he moved on to Virgin Australia, where he flys the B737.
Captain Ahmed
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Ahmed completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, at the Bankstown campus, and has commenced working at Egypt Air as a Second Officer on a B737-800.
Captain Scott
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Scott completed his CPL and ME CIR at Basair before returning to Malaysia to convert his licence. He commenced as a First Officer on the Airbus A320 with Air Asia, and over the years has progressed and is not a Captain.
Captain Rahul
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 NG
After graduating from Basair Aviation College, Rahul commenced as a First Officer with Jet Airways before moving to SpiceJet as a Senior First Officer. He then joined Air India Express, where he has become Captain on the Boeing 737 NG.
Captain Elyas
Captain
Aircraft: A330/A340
Elyas graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He has been working at Gulf Air for over 3 years, flying a A320 for the first 2 years before moving on to the dual rated A330 and A340.
First Officer Nipun
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Nipun graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and has been working for Air India for on the widebody A330.
Second Officer David
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 787
After graduating from Basair, David's first aviation job was as an instructor at Camden Airport. He then moved to Western Australia to do Fire Spotting with WA's Department of Parks and Wildlife. He then joined QANTASLink initially as a First Officer and then Captain Q300 where he also delivered theory training to new recruits. David then went to Emirates Airlines as a Senior First Officer on the Boeing 777 before moving to Japan with Air Nippon Airways flying the Boeing 767. He then returned to Australia as Captain with Leidos on the Dash 8 Q2/300 before joining QANTAS on the Boeing 787.
First Officer Faeez
First Officer
Aircraft: Gulfstream IV
Faeez graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and is now the First Officer in a Gulfstream IV
First Officer Romy
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Romy graduated with a Diploma of Aviation. His first job in aviation was as a First Officer with Jet Airways, and he has since moved to Etihad Airways as First Officer on the Boeing 777.
Captain Matt
Captain
Aircraft: Saab 340
Matt completed his Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), and Instructor Rating, in Cessnock. He is now a Captain with REX.
Captain Christine
Captain
Aircraft: Cessna Caravan 208
Christine graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence) and became a Captain on the Cessna Caravan 208 for Trans Guyana Airways.
First Officer Josh
First Officer
Josh completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Flight Instructor Rating training at Basair, and then worked as a Flight Instructor. He then joined QANTAS as a First Officer.
First Officer Gill
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Satwinder graduated from Basair and started working as First Officer on the Airbus A320 with Air Asia.
Captain Snehal
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
After Snehal graduated from Basair Aviation College, she commenced with IndiGo where she progressed from First Officer to Captain. She then left for Etihad where she flys the Airbus 320/321
Captain Lawrence
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8
Lawrence graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He has since completed his ATPLs and a Masters in Aviation Management. Lawrence became the Chief Pilot and Chief Flying Instructor at Vortex, a Moorabbin based flying school and charter company, before joining QANTASLink. He also became a CASA Flight Test Examiner.
Captain Arjun
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Arjun graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and then received a job offer from Jet Airways.
Captain Vikram
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Vikram graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, got his first aviation job with IndiGo. He became Captain before moving to Vistara.
Second Officer Jimi
Second Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A380
Jimi graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. Jimi started as a single-engine charter pilot with SlingAir. He then started flying twin-engine aircraft and moved to GSL Aviation where he was promoted to Base Manager. He is now a Second Officer with Cathay, based in Hong Kong.
Captain Martin
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A330 / A320
Martin graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma in Aviation (ATPLs). He moved to Sweden and was offered a job at Nextjet. He became a Captain on the Saab340 and B1900D, based at Arlanda airport. He then moved to SAS Scandinavian Airlines where his a Captain on the Airbus A330 / A320 and Type Rating Instructor A330 / A350.
Captain Brendan
Captain
Brendan graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma in Aviation (Flight Instruction) and was recruited to be an instructor at Basair Aviation College. He was promoted to a Grade 2 instructor before being offered a job with QANTAS. After some time with QANTAS, Brendan took the opportunity to fly with Emirates.
Senior Captain Joe
Senior Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Joe graduated in July 2007 with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and started flying for Jet Airways as a First Officer. His career has progressed, and he is now a Senior Captain on the Boeing 737 with IndiGo.
Captain Joe
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
Joe graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and then joined Basair as an instructor. He was promoted to a Grade 1 before he was offered a position at JetStar as First Officer on the Airbus A320. He then become First Officer on the Boeing 787 before moving back to the Airbus A320 as Captain.
Captain Evan
Captain
Aircraft: Bombardier Global 7500
Evan graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). His first aviation job was based in Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria flying a Cessna 206 / 210. He then moved to Hardy's Aviation to gain multi-engine time in the C402/404 & BE55/58 before joining Corporate Aviation flying a Metroliner (SA227.) He then joined Cobham for high capacity RPT in the Boeing 717-200 before a career change to corporate jets. His first corporate jet was the Gulfstream 550 with MetroJet in Hong Kong, then JetAviation before captaining the Global 7500 with Phenix Jet, based in Japan.
Captain Jon
First Officer
Jon completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at Basair, and then became a First Officer with British Airways.
Captain Sam
Captain
Aircraft: G650ER
Sam graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He then worked in the UK for a charter company flying Diamond DA42 TwinStar before moving to Eastern Airways. He moved into Business Jets and flew the Challenger 850 with VistaJet, the Falcon 7X with TriAir (Bermuda) and Sozo Aviation before moving up to the G650ER with Jet Aviation.
First Officer Jaikanth
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX
After graduating from Basair, Jaikanth started his aviation career as a Corporate Pilot, first flying King Airs for Bellary Iron Ores and then for Kalyan Jewellers before joining the airlines Akasa Air as a First Officer.
Captain Bart
Captain
Aircraft: Captain 737
Bart completed all of his training at the Cessnock campus, and commenced working at Basair Aviation College as an Instructor. He was promoted to Assistant Chief Flying Instructor before going to QANTASLink as a First Officer. He moved to Virgin as a First Officer and stayed there while he progressed up to Training Captain on the Boeing 737.
Captain Lee
Chief Pilot
Aircraft: Cessna Caravan
Lee graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and has been working in the industry ever since leaving Basair. He started instructing at Hoxton Park and then up to Cairns where he gained his Grade 1 Instructor Rating. He underwent a float alighting gear endorsement and has been flying floats ever since. He is now working in tourism, flying seaplanes for Air Whitsunday seaplanes. Currently senior pilot/deputy chief pilot/check and training.
Captain Kush
Deputy Chief Pilot
Aircraft: Boeing 737 and Boeing 777
Kush graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and joined Jet Airways as a First Officer on a Boeing 777. He also became a Crew Resource Management (CRM) Instructor in the airline and progressed to Captain and then Deputy Chief Pilot of the Boeing 737 and Boeing 777 fleet.
First Officer Steve
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8
Steve graduated from Basair and commenced working with us. He progressed to a Grade 1 instructor at Basair Aviation College, before being offered a position with QANTASLink.
Captain Peter
Captain
Aircraft: Turbine Grumman Mallard
Peter completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at Basair, graduating with a Diploma of Aviation. He now flys a Turbine Grumman Mallard flying boat for Parspaley Pearling company in Darwin.
Second Officer Taleah
Second Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A380
Taleah graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence, Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating and Flight Instructor Rating. She initially worked for Hunter Valley Aviation (a subsidiary of Basair Aviation College) before moving to Airspeed Aviation and then Qantas. She now flys the A380.
Senior First Officer Ronak
Senior First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
After Ronak graduated from Basair, he returned to India to convert his licence. He then started with IndiGo as a First Officer on the Airbus A320.
Captain Karen
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 747
Karan graduated from Basair with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) and became an instructor. She was promoted several times, and became the Assistant CFI before getting a job offer with QANTAS in the international division. She now regularly flies the Sydney - Los Angeles route.
Captain David
Fire Fighter Pilot
Aircraft: Fire Boss
David completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, at the Cessnock campus, and has commenced working with an aerial agriculture operator in Queensland, flying a Cessna 182. He now flys the Fire Boss
Captain Sagar
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Sagar graduated from Basair with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Instructor Rating). He worked as an instructor at the Cessnock campus, before getting a job with IndiGo Airlines. He has subsequently become a Captain at IndiGo.
Captain Neel
Managing Director/ Owner
Neel completed his Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). After graduating, Neel worked as an instructor in Melbourne. He gained a lot of experience in the role, and then founded his own flying school; Soar Aviation. He sold his shares in Soar Aviation and is now a wealth manager.
Captain Karan
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Karan graduated from the Bankstown campus with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and commenced at a First Officer with Jet Airways. He then moved to Vistara, before progressing to Captain with Air India.
Captain James
First Officer
James completed his Advance Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instructor) at Basair, and after working at Basair became a Charter Pilot with GAM. He then progressed to Cathay Pacific as a First Officer.
Captain Nakul
Line Training Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Nakul completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation, and got his first aviation job as a First Officer on an Airbus A320 with IndiGo. He has progressed to where he is now the Line Training Captain.
Captain Paul
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Paul graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, before starting with Deccan as a First Officer. He then went to Air India as a First Officer on the Airbus A320 before moving to Vistara. He now flys for Air Arabia.
Captain Nick
First Officer
Aircraft: Jetstream 41
Nick graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction), he worked as an instructor and then charter pilot for a couple of years, and then got an offer from Brindabella Airlines flying a Jetstream 41.
Second Officer Michael
Second Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Michael graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Aviation, after completing his CPL, ME CIR and FIR. He became a First Officer on the Dash 8 with QANTASLink, and then Captain. He is now a Second Officer on the Airbus A330.
Captain Lorenzo
Flight Instructor
Lorenzo completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation, before going to the USA to become an instructor at Pan Am Training.
Captain Lee
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Lee graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He started with Anisec Luftfahrt, then flew with FlyNiki before moving to Level Europe, an Austrian airline owned by Vueling.
Captain Gabriele
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Gabriele completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Flight Instructor Rating at Basair, and then started flying on the B737 Classic (300/400) He is now with Emirates flying the B777.
First Officer Parampal
First Officer
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145
After Parampal graduated from Basair, he started instructing at the China Southern West Australia Flying College. He also taught at Bunbury Aero Club and Air Australia. He then joined Cebu Pacific as a First Officer on the ATR72-500 and then moved back to Australia with HeviLift. He has since moved to the United States to fly with Piedmont Airlines.
Captain Vaibhav
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Vaibhav graduated with a and a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and started his career as a First Officer with Jet Airways. He then moved to Ethiad Airways for a while before joining Iraqi Airways where he is now a Captain.
Second Officer Arjun
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Arjun completed his Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) at the Cessnock campus. He then worked as an instructor at Basair before moving to Barrier Aviation as a Charter Pilot flying the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander. He continued to fly the BN-2 with West Wing aviation before going to Skippers where he became Captain on the DHC-8 Q300/100 fleet. He has now moved to Cathay Pacific where he flys the 777.
Captain Daniel
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Daniel graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma in Aviation (ATPL) before receiving an offer from QANTASLink to start as a First Officer. He progressed to Captain before switching to Emirates, where he is now a Captain on the Boeing 777.
Captain Kanak
Captain and Assistant Chief Pilot
Aircraft: Boeing 787
Kanak graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and he received a job offer from IndiGo within a month of converting his licence. He was with IndiGo for 3 years, when at the age of 23 he was promoted to Captain. Kanak then worked at Vistara before moving to Etihad where his is Captain and Assistant Chief Pilot.
First Officer Shane
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Shane graduated with a Diploma of Aviation and now flys with Sri Lankan Airlines.
Captain Elizabeth
Captain and Line Training Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 NG
Elizabeth completed her Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating, graduating with a Diploma of Aviation. She started as a First Officer at Ryan Air, and progressed to become Captain on the Boeing 737. She then worked for Helvetic Airways before moving to SunExpress Airlines where she is a Check and Training Captain on the B737.
Captain Benjamin
Captain / Flight Safety Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Ben graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He worked for a while at Basair Aviation College (Cessnock Campus) before flying Chieftains with Daintree Air Services and Flight Tech and moving on to C402s with West Wing. He got his first Airline role with Brindabella Airlines before moving to Jetstar and now Jetstar Pacific Airlines where he is a Captain and Flight Safety Officer.
Captain Adam
First Officer
Aircraft: Embraer
Adam did all his flight training with Basair (Cessnock Campus) where he obtained a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). Soon after graduating, he got his first aviation job with Basair as a Junior Grade 3 Flight Instructor. After instructing for some time he obtained his Instrument Rating and started to do IFR twin instructing and passenger charter. This led to a job as a First Officer on a BAE Jetstream 32 with Aeropelican. He is now a First Officer with Virgin Australia flying the Embraer
Captain Nelson
Flight Instructor
Aircraft: Grob G112
After Nelson graduated from Basair, he commenced as a Flight Instructor with China Southern West Australian Flying College.
Captain Nitin Prashant Mannar
Captain
Nitin completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, at the Bankstown campus, and has commenced working at SpiceJet as a First Officer. He then moved to IndiGo where he became Senior First Officer, and is now Captain at InterGlobe Air Transport Limited (IGAT.)
Captain James
First Officer
James started as a charter pilot with GAM before moving to REX. He now flys for Virgin Australia.
Captain Gaurav
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Gaurav graduated from the Bankstown campus with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and started as a First Officer with SpiceJet. He then moved to Jet Airways and became Captain on the Boeing 737-800.
First Officer Justin
First Officer
Justin gained his Grade 1 instructor rating while at Basair, and then worked for various charter companies from Mt ISA to Dubbo, and Bankstown, before gaining employment with Qantas Link. He became a Captain on a Dash 8 and then moved to Virgin to fly jets.
Captain Stewart
Captain
Stuart graduated from Basair (Cessnock Campus) with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) and became an instructor. He was promoted several times, and became the Team Leader at the Cessnock Campus, and also focused on teaching Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating. His first charter role was with West Wing Aviation. He then moved to Jetstar where he is a Captain.
Captain Andrew
Captain
Aircraft: A320/A321
Andrew graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He worked for Basair Aviation College and become responsible for ME CIR training in Bankstown. He now works in RPT for AirNorth as a Captain.
Captain Yasser
Flight Instructor
Yasser graduated from Basair with a Certificate IV in Aviation and returned to Yeman to start work at the oldest Aviation Academy in Yemen; Bazara Aviation Academy
Captain Marco
Captain
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145
Marco graduated with a Diploma of Aviation, and is now working in the US with American Eagle.
Captain Ryan
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
After Ryan graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction), he worked as an instructor for a year. He then received a job offer from Barrier Aviation where he started on single-engine charter before migrating to multi-engine charter. He then moved to West Wing and now works as a First Officer for Tiger Air.
Grade 2 Instructor at Basair and Sydney Aviators. Charter and RPT on Bn2 islanders and Aerocommanders in Far North Queensland and Torres Strait. EMB 120 Brasilia First Officer and then Captain at Skippers Aviation and also Casual NVFR Instructing at Royal Western Australian Aero Club In Perth. Now presently at Tiger Air flying the A320 as a First Officer based in Sydney.
Captain Narayanan
Captain and Type Rating Instructor
Aircraft: Airbus A320
After Narayanan graduated from Basair, they returned to India to convert their licence. Their first job was as a First Officer with Kingfisher Airlines. They then went to GoAir, first as a First Officer on the Airbus A320 and then as Captain. They have since moved to IndiGo, where they are a Captain and Type Rating Instructor on the Airbus A320 family.
Dilip Mohan
Captain
After graduating from Basair, Dilip joined Trans Maldivian airways in Maldives as a First Offcer on the twin otters on the floats. He then worked for Star Aviation in Algeria before moving to Deccan Charters and then SpiceJet. He is now Captain with Saarthi Airways doing geosurvey flight operations.
Captain Ali
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320/A321neo
Ali graduated with a Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (ATPL) His first job was with Gulf Air, where he has progressed to Captain.