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.
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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.
First Officer Shane
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A330
Shane graduated with a Diploma of Aviation and now flys with Sri Lankan Airlines.
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 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
First Officer Vaishak
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Vaishak graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and a Diploma of Aviation.ย 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.
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.
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.
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.
Captain Amit
Senior Captain A320/A321
Aircraft: Airbus A320/A321
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.
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 Hafiz
Captain
Captain Hafiz completed his Commercial Pilot Licence at Basair, and then joined Air Asia as a First Officer.ย He is now a Captain.
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 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 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 Paul
First Officer
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8
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.
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 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.
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.
First Officer Mithran
First Officer
Mithran graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence) and he is now a First Officer with Air Asia.
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.
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.
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 Sivamurthy
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A330
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.
โI 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.โ
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 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.
First Officer Hugo
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
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.
First Officer Jevananthan
First Officer
Jevananthan completed his training at Basair Aviation College, and started flying as a First Officer with Batik Air.\
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 with His Majesty The Sultan of Johor's Royal Fleet.
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.
Senior First Officer Henry
Senior First Officer
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.
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.
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 Kshitij
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
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.
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.
Senior Officer Mahesh K
First Officer
After graduating from our Hunter Valley campus, Mahesh started flying with Air Asia before moving to Firefly 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Deepak
First Officer
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Deepak graduated with a Diploma of Aviation. He is now a First Officer with Go Airlines.
Captain Kenny
Captain
Aircraft: Citation XL
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.
First Officer Gaurav
First Officer
Gaurav completed their training at Basair Aviation College and then got a job with Air Asia as a First Officer in Malaysia. He has since moved to fly with Air India.
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.
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.
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.
First Officer Clifford
First Officer
Clifford graduated from Basair Aviation College and then commenced flying with Air Asia.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 โAeropelicanโ, 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 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 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.
Captain Stephen
Second Officer
Steven completed his training at the Cessnock campus, and is now a Second Officer with QANTAS.
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 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.
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.
Captain Edmund
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 Firefly Airlines on the ATR 72-600.
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 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.
First Officer Benjamin
First Officer
Aircraft: Fokker 100
Benjamin graduated with a Certificate IV in Aviation and Diploma of Aviation and then got a job with Alligator Airways. He then progressed to Skippers as a First Officer on a Dash 8, before moving to Network Aviation.
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 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.
Captain Kah
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A330
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.
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 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.
Captain Sunny
Captain
Aircraft: Airbus A320
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.
Captain Vidit
Captain
Aircraft: Embraer 190
Vidit's first job after studying at Basair was with a Britten-Norman Islander. He then started flying a Jetstream 32 for Proflight Zambia, as a First Officer and has since been promoted to Captain and then Deputy Chief Pilot. He was also the company's He then moved to flydubai, where he was First Officer on the Boeing 737 before returning to Australia to become Captain with Alliance Airlines on the Embraer 190.