Dennis graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence) and a Diploma of Aviation  and then worked as a flight instructor in Malaysia for a couple of years.  He then became a First Officer with Air Asia and is now a Captain.

"I chose Basair Aviation College because I wanted a more challenging flying experience; one that would make me a better pilot and improve my chances of getting a job. I certainly have no regrets joining Basair as I learned far more than I bargained for - and the school taught me so much knowledge. I guarantee I wouldn’t have got that level of training in a local school here in Malaysia.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Varun completed his Certificate IV in Aviation at the Cessnock campus. He is now a First Officer with Jet Airways.

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.

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 Hafiz completed his Commercial Pilot Licence at Basair, and then joined Air Asia as a First Officer.  He is now a 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kshitij graduated with a and a Certificate IV in Aviation and started his aviation careers as a First Officer with Lion Air. He then moved to Air India where he is a Captain on the A320/321.

Mathew graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation, Diploma of Aviation and an Advanced Diploma of Aviation. He has since been working in PNG flying RPT.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sivamurthy graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and joined Air Asia in Malaysia 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.
“I would like to extend a special thanks to Basair Aviation College. The training was absolutely outstanding. It superseded everything I thought I knew about airplanes. Also, the teaching style was not only enlightening but also informative. They knew exactly when to give honest praise as well as when to give constructive criticism. Again, thanks.“

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.

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 now a Captain.

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.

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.

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.

Amit completed his Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation at Basair Aviation College. He commenced his aviatino career flying corporate jets; the Cessna Citation in India and then the Bombardier Learjet 60 in Thailand. He has since progressed to be a Senior Captain at IndiGo.

Jevananthan completed his training at Basair Aviation College, and started flying as a First Officer with Batik Air.\

Justin 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, being promoted to the role of Assistant Chief Flying Instructor before accepting a job offer from QANTAS.

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.

Marco graduated with a Diploma of Aviation, and is now working in the US with American Eagle.

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

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.

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.

After Sunny graduated from Basair, he returned to India and got a job as First Officer with IndiGo. His career has progressed, and he is now Captain with IndiGo.

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.

Sivaraja graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation and has now joined Air Asia in Malaysia as a First Officer on the A320.

“I miss Basair, and I had a lot of fun while I was a student there. Basair is a great place.”

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.

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.

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

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.

Omar completed his Certificate IV in Aviation at Basair, and is now a First Officer at Ethiad.

Gurmesh gradated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation before getting a job with Air Asia in Malaysia. He is now a Captain with Etihad Airways.

Kah 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.

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.

Chi Voon graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation. He is now a First Officer at Air Asia.

After graduating from Basair, Kenny returned to India to fly with Air Charter Services as a Corporate Pilot. He has progressed, and is now flying the Citation XL.

Henry graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating before returning to Malaysia. He got a job as a First Officer with Air Asia. While working as a pilot for Air Asia he also became one of their CRM facilitators. He then joined Hong Kong Airlines as a Senior First Officer.

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

After Nelson graduated from Basair, he commenced as a Flight Instructor with China Southern West Australian Flying College.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Arjun graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation, and then received a job offer from Jet Airways.

Fairz completed their flight training at Basair Aviation College and commenced their piloting career as a First Officer with Air Asia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Azri completed their flight training at Basair Aviation College, and started his piloting career as a First Officer with Air Asia. He then moved to Hong Kong with HK Express, before going to Cathay Pacific.

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.

Jon completed his Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating at Basair, and then became a First Officer with British Airways.

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.

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.

Hugo graduated with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. His first aviation job was with MAF as a Charter Pilot and then he returned home to Timor-Leste and joined Aero Dili as a First Officer.

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.

Mahesh graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation and got his first job as a First Officer for IndiGo. He then was offered a FO role at Emirates, before returning to India with Go First and then back to Emirates as a Captain.

Naqib completed their Commercial Pilot Licence in Australia before returning to Malaysia for their Multi Engine Instrument Rating. They then got a job as a First Officer with Air Asia.

"My time at Basair was an important step in my journey towards becoming a pilot. The training and experience I gained helped lay the foundation for my career in aviation, and I’m grateful to have been part of the Basair community."

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.)

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.

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.

Paul completed a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), and Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating (ME CIR) from the Cessnock campus. He is now a First Officer with QANTASLink.

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.

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.

Christine graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence) and became a Captain on the Cessna Caravan 208 for Trans Guyana Airways.

After graduating from our Hunter Valley campus, Mahesh started flying with Air Asia before moving to Firefly Airlines.

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.

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.

Christopher graduated from Basair Aviation College and commenced his piloting career with Air Asia. He has progressed and is now a Captain with the airline.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kristian graduated with a Advanced Diploma of Aviation (Flight Instruction) and then worked at Basair. He is now a First Officer with QANTASLink.

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.

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.

Clifford graduated from Basair Aviation College and then commenced flying with Air Asia.

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.