A once-in-a-lifetime experience for seriously ill children is about to take off!
Thanks to our amazing partner Virgin Australia, an incredible experience for six budding pilots and aviation superstars is ready to take flight.
Virgin Australia will be treating six seriously ill children and their families, to a special training day at Aviation Australia, the Virgin Australia Training Centre and Brisbane Airport.
The young stars (meet them below!) will learn all about the training procedures, how to land a plane in the flight simulator, emergency training, and the all-important action in the cabin including a lolly trolly service and in-flight announcements!
At Brisbane airport, families will experience a special behind-the-scenes tour. Starlight kids and families will then “earn their wings” with a special Virgin Australia badge showing they are ready to fly!
Introducing the stars
Meet 8-year-old Jaxon
Jaxon’s unforgettable Starlight Wish saw him co-pilot a helicopter! He can’t wait to try out the flight simulator.
Meet 15-year-old Dylan
Dylan can’t wait to hear the roaring sound of the jet engines taking off and to see inside the plane’s cockpit.
Meet 7-year-old Imogen
Imogen can’t wait to learn all about air travel and to meet the cabin crew and pilots.
Meet 5-year-old Isabelle
Izzy is looking forward to finding out how planes fly, she wants to know about how everything works inside the plane.
Meet 12-year-old Maton
For Maton Stars of the future is a dream come true, he can't wait to meet pilots and learn about the world of aviation
Meet 17-year-old Jacob
Jacob can’t wait to learn more about planes and flying at the Stars of the Future event.