Welcome
Welcome to the website of The Australian Aviation Club, which aims to share news and useful information with Club members.
New members are always very welcome. Membership of the Association is open to persons engaged or previously engaged, or with an interest in aviation, both military and civil.
Please submit the Membership application form by email to the Secretary via the address shown on the form.
Australian Aviation Club members and their guests meet seven times annually for a luncheon seminar held at the National Press Club in Canberra. Additionally, members are invited to attend the lunches hosted by the RAAF Staff College Association, also held at the National Press Club.
Admin details for guest speakers
| 2026 program | ||
| Thursday 26 March | RAAF Staff College Association | Professor Clive Williams MG, Director of the Terrorism Research Centre, and former Australian Army and Defence intelligence officer – Australia’s Strategic Circumstances – a Personal View. Clive will be looking forward to 2050 and covering seven key features of “The Indo-Pacific Security Environment”, “Australia’s Options in a US–China Conflict”, “Force Structure Implications”, and seven “Core Elements for a 2050 ADF”. |
| Thursday 30 April | Australian Aviation Club | Marty Susans and Pete Norford, former RAAF pilots – Eject, eject, eject |
| Thursday 28 May | Australian Aviation Club | Ian Shaw – Operation Babylift (1975) |
| Thursday 25 June | Australian Aviation Club | |
| Thursday 30 July | RAAF Staff College Association | |
| Thursday 27 August | Australian Aviation Club | Dr James Bennett, Executive Vice President, EOS Space Systems |
| Thursday 24 September | Australian Aviation Club | Commodore Matt Royals, RAN, Commander Fleet Air Arm |
| Thursday 29 October | Australian Aviation Club | Air Commodore James Badgery AM, Director General Defence Aviation Safety Authority – What is a generative and just aviation safety culture in 2030? |
| Thursday 26 November | RAAF Staff College Association | |
| 2027 program | ||
| Thursday 25 February | Australian Aviation Club | Dr Lewis Frederickson, RAAF Historian |
Welcome
Welcome to the website of The Australian Aviation Club, which aims to share news and useful information with Club members.
The Club exists to provide a meeting place & a social club for people interested in both civil & military aviation; and to promote liaison and mutual understanding between persons engaged or previously engaged in the business of aviation, both military and civil.
New members are always very welcome. Please apply to the Secretary via the address shown on the AAC Membership application form.
Australian Aviation Club members and their guests meet seven times annually for a luncheon seminar held at the National Press Club in Canberra. Additionally, members are invited to attend the lunches hosted by the RAAF Staff College Association, also held at the National Press Club.
Admin details for guest speakers
2026 program
The Australian Aviation Club 