Shane graduated with a Diploma of Aviation and now flys with Sri Lankan Airlines.
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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.
First Officer Henry
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus 320/321
Henry completed his Diploma of Aviation at Basair, with the Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. He started his aviation career with Broome Aviation in single-engine charter before moving to West Wing Aviation flying the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander. He then became First Officer with QANTASLink before moving to Cathay Pacific to fly the 777. He returned home to Australia to fly the A320 with Jetstar and then with Qantas.
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.
Captain Peter
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Peter graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He has since completed his ATPLs and has moved to Hong Kong to fly with Cathay Pacific.
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.
First Officer Scott
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus 321 XLR
Scott graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Command Instrument Rating and Flight Instructor Rating. He then joined Basair as an Instructor before deciding to become a Charter Pilot with Cape Air Transport. He then progressed to Cathay Pacific before returning to Australia as a pilot with Qantas on first the Boeing 737-800 and then the Airbus 321 XLR.
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.
Senior First Officer Animesh
Senior First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
After graduating from Basair, Animesh stayed in Australia to work as a Flight Instructor with Proflite in Bankstown. He then returned to India to fly with Jet Airways, then went to SpiceJet and is now a Senior First Officer on the Boeing 777 with Air India.
Captain David
First Officer
Aircraft: Lear Jet 75
David graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and Instructor Rating. He worked as an instructor at Sydney Aviators before becoming a First Officer with Skyforce Aviation flying the Convair 580 aircraft. He then moved to the UK where he flew as First Officer with Zenith Aviation before returning to Australia where he is now a Captain with ASL Aviation flying the BAe 146.
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 Aaron
Captain
Aircraft: BAe 146
Aaron graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and then worked in Tamworth, doing a combination of freight runs, charter and a little instructing on the side before returning to Sydney as a multi-engine charter pilot with Skypac. He then progressed on to a First Officer of a BAe 146 with Cobham and is now Captain in the rebranded National Jet Express
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 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.
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 Alex
Second Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A380
After Alex completed his training with Basair Aviation College, he started as a Flight Instructor with Basair. He then progressed to a charter pilot, flying for Chartair before moving to QANTASLink where he became a Q400 Captain. He then became a B737 First Officer with Virgin and then a Boeing 787 Second Officer and Airbus A380 Second Officer with QANTAS.
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 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.
Captain Brett
Training Captain
Aircraft: United Airlines
Brett completed his Instructor Rating at Basair, and then worked as an instructor for two years. He joined Continental Airlines, and then became part of United Airlines with the merger. His career continued successfully and he was made Training Captain at United Airlines.
First Officer Dennis
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Dennis graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation and then worked as an instructor in Malaysia for a couple of years. He is now a First Officer with Air Asia.
Captain Nazneem
Helicopter Co-Pilot
Aircraft: AW139
After Nazneem completed her fixed wing CPL with a Certificate IV in Aviation she then qualified as a helicopter pilot. She started her aviation career flying the S76C++/ EC225 to off-shore oil rigs and oil platforms with Awan Inspiran. She then moved to Hevilift, still in the S76C++ before going to Sazma Aviation to fly the AW139.
First Officer Natasha
First Officer
After graduating from Basair with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Instructor Rating), Natasha worked as an instructor at Basair before joining Virgin Australia. She then moved to Etihad Airways.
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 Xavier
Captain and Safety Officer
Aircraft: Citation Mustang
Xavier completed his Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) at the Bankstown campus. He was recruited as an instructor, and progressed rapidly to a Grade 1 instructor and Team Leader at Basair. He then joined NavAir, Australia's leading private jet network.
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 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 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 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.
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.
Frist Officer Daniel
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Daniel completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at the Cessnock campus. He became a First Officer with Alliance Airlines before moving to the States with Atlas Air. He then moved to Emirates Airlines as First Officer on the Boeing 777.
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 Claire
Captain
Aircraft: ERJ175
Claire's first aviation job after graduating was instructing and charter at Merit Aviation on the NSW South Coast. She then travelled to Alaska to work with Ravn Alaska Airlines, flying the De Havilland Canada DHC 8 across beautiful landscapes. She then moved to Advanced Air Charters to fly a corporate jet before gong to SkyWest where she is now a 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.
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.
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.
First Officer Geordan
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8
Geordan graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction), and started working for Basair Aviation College as a flying instructor. He then moved to Cobham to be a First Officer on the Bombardier Dash 8.
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 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 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 Angadeep
Training Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Angadeep graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and started work with IndiGo where he progressed to Training Captain on the A320.
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.
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 Aishwarya
Senior Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX
Aishwarya graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation before getting her first pilot role as a First Officer with Jet Airways. She then progressed to SpiceJet where she became a Captain and then a Senior Captain with Akasa Air.
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.
Young-Seok Na
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320/A321
Young graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation from the Bankstown campus, and commenced work with Merpati Airlines in Indonesia. He then moved to VietJet where he flys the A320/321.
Captain Mark
General Manager of Flight Operations
After graduating, Mark worked as an instructor with Basair Aviation College, before being a pilot and then General Manager of Australia by Air, flying a Cheiftain. He then went to Regional Express (REX) and then Alliance, where he become Captain and Human Factors & Non Technical Skills Co-ordinator. He then moved to Hong Kong to fly the G550 with MetroJet and became their Manager of Standards. He returned to Australia to become the General Manager of Flight Operations at Alliance Airlines.
Captain Steven
First Officer
Steven graduated from Basair’s CPL and Instructor Rating Courses and was recruited as an instructor. He was promoted to a Grade 1 instructor before being offered a job by QANTAS.
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.
Captain Zuber
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 737 NG/MAX
Zuber graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation before getting a job with Capital Airlines Kenya flying the King Air. He then became a First Officer on Air Uganda flying the CRJ 200 before moving to RwandaAir flying the CRJ 900 where he progressed to Captain and Flight Safety Officer. He has since moved to Ryanair where he is Captain on the Boeing 737 NG/MAX.
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 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 Sivamurthy
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Sivamurthy graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and joined Air Asia initially as a First Officer on the Airbus A320. He then became Senior First Officer on the A330 & 340 before becoming a Captain on the A320. He has since returned to the A330 as Captain.
First Officer Priyanka
First Officer
Priyanka completed her Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation, at the Cessnock campus, and is now flying a Cessna Caravan Amphibian. She was the first Indian National seaplane pilot in India, working initially for Mehair and then Tarkim Air flying a Cessna Caravan. She then joined Air India Express as a First officer.
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 Martin
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier CRJ200
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.
Edmund Kang
First Officer
Aircraft: ATR 72-600
After Edmund gradauted from Basair, he returned to Malaysia to convert his licence and commenced his flying career with Firfly Airlines on the ATR 72-600.
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.
Captain Stephen
Second Officer
Steven completed his training at the Cessnock campus, and is now a Second Officer with QANTAS.
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.
First Officer Richard
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Richard graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and now flys a Boeing 777 with Singapore Airlines.
First Officer Razif
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Razif graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and then returned to Malaysia to convert his licence. He worked as an instructor for a while, before starting at Air Asia as a First Officer.
Captain Kevin
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Kevin graduated from the Bankstown campus with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He returned home to Grenada and started flying with Caribbean Airlines where he has progressed to Captain.
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.
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 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 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.
Second Officer Dominic
Second Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A380
Dominic learnt to fly in New Zealand, and then studied his Instructor Rating at Basair. His first job was with Sydney Aviators as an instructor at Bankstown Airport. He then moved to WA to fly with Aviair, and then progressed to his first airline role with Jetstar. He become a First Officer and then Captain at JetConnect before moving to QANTAS.
Second Officer James
Second Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 747
James graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation, and then the Flight Instructor Rating. He joined Basair Aviation College as in instructor on graduation, and then did charter work with Australia by Air. He has since moved to Hong Kong to fly with Cathay Pacific.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
Captain Anil
Executive Pilot
Aircraft: Phenom 300
Anil graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. He went into Corporate Jets, flying initially the Phenom 300 with Joy Jets and then moving to TVS.
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.
Captain Ramesh
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320/A321
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.
Captain Simon
Captain
Aircraft: King Air
Simon graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation before doing the Instructor Rating course. He then worked for a short time as an instructor before getting a job flying twin-engine charter with Barrier Aviation in Horn Island. He then since moved on to become a First Officer with Air Link, before going to fly King Airs with Pearl Aviation Australia.
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 Mehdi
First Officer
Aircraft: Fokker 100
Mehdi started his course at Basair in March 2006, and graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and is now a First Officer with the Iranian national airline flying a Fokker 100.
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.
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 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.
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 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 Ritesh
Flight Instructor
Ritesh graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction). He got his first job in aviation at Camden Airport as a Flight Instructor with Gostner Aviation.
Captain Deepak
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Deepak graduated with a Diploma of Aviation. He is now a First Officer with Go Airlines.
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.
First Officer Vaishak
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Vaishak graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. Since graduation, he joined Fujairah Aviation academy to complete his Instructor rating and then worked at the same company as a Flight Instructor. He then moved to Emirates' training centre, the Emirates Training Services where he progressed to be the Chief Flying Instructor and Head of Training. He has since moved to Air Arabia where is is the First Office on the Airbus A320.
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 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.
Captain Peter
Captain
Peter completed his CPL, ME CIR and Instructor Rating with Basair, and become a First Officer with Reginal Express (REX.) He then progressed to Virgin Australia, where he is now Captain.
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 Aditya
Captain
Aircraft: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Aditya completed his Certificate IV in Aviation at the Bankstown campus, and has commenced working at SpiceJet as a First Officer. He then moved to Qatar Airways to be a First Officer on the Boeing 777 before becoming Captain on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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 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 Mitch
First Officer
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Mitch completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at the Cessnock campus. He joined Virgin as a Cruising Officer on the 777, and then switched to the 737 as a First Officer. He has since moved to QANTAS as a First Officer.
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.