Self-confessed aeroplane enthusiast Julius Krelle, 13, believes Bendigo would be an ideal location for the new training school.

“There is plenty of space around the current airport for new buildings and no scheduled commercial passenger services which means there would be less delays,” Julius said.

“The airport is also far enough away from the city, but not too far.”

Within the letter Julius outlined recent redevelopments to the runway and taxiway, and the airport’s surrounding flat terrain as being optimal characteristics to benefit the academy.

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Julius also discussed other fitting reasons why the academy should be based in Bendigo.

“Bendigo is home to one of the largest regional hospitals in Australia and is well known for the Golden Dragon Museum, home to the world’s longest imperial dragon,” he said.

Bendigo was one of the nine regional cities shortlisted for the academy which is planned to train 500 pilots per year.

The other locations include Alice Springs, Busselton, Dubbo, Launceston, Mackay, Tamworth, Toowoomba and Wagga Wagga.

Ideal attributes for the academy are a high rate of clear weather days and infrastructure to support the facility's students.

Julius believes Bendigo’s geographic location also makes it an ideal airport for the training academy.

“If there are problems with planes taking off from Melbourne, and if there was a training facility here, there is the potential to have a maintenance centre in Bendigo,” Julius said.

Julius’ love for planes sparked a few years ago when he was given the video game Flight Simulator as a Christmas present.

And on his 12^th Birthday he was lucky enough to be a passenger on a scenic joy flight above Bendigo, a memory he will never forget.

Julius has firm plans to become an aeroplane pilot when he is older and would like to train at the Bendigo Airport.​

In June Qantas Group Pilot Academy executive manager Wes Nobelius said the academy would create a “talent pipeline” to produce senior pilots for the aviation industry.

“The applications from cities that we’ve seen through this process show regional cities have the capacity to help make Australia a regional hub for pilot training, and the potential benefit that could bring for local economies is huge,” he said.

Julius will send the two-page letter addressed to Alan Joyce within the next few weeks.

A final decision on the Qantas Pilot Group Academy’s location is expected in the coming months.