Pilot shortage: Chineseowned airport in Australia looks to increase its flights by 1000%

By Eryk Bagshaw, Peter Hannam
Updated December 31 2017 - 3:18pm, first published 3:11pm
Barnaby Joyce does a television interview with 'Insiders', the morning after declaring victory in the New England by-election, on Sunday 3 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Barnaby Joyce does a television interview with 'Insiders', the morning after declaring victory in the New England by-election, on Sunday 3 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton MP speaks at the launch of the AFR Magazine Power issue.
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton MP speaks at the launch of the AFR Magazine Power issue.

A Chinese government backed training airport in northern NSW will increase its number of flights by 1000 per cent under a development proposal as Australia struggles to avoid a local pilot shortage.

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