The Australian Army has completed its assistance to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, ending a seven-year deployment of Australian troops to train Afghan Army officers.
As restrictions begins to ease and air travel resumes, the cancellation of flights, grounding of fleets and unprecedented job cuts will have knock-on operational impacts for the wider aviation sector. Bhanu Choudhrie suggests changes to the way pilots are trained to ensure there is not a pilot shortage in the mid- to long-term.