Inside Nev Power’s flight from hell

The former Fortescue chief executive’s cattle station and helicopter are central to a nightmare of his own making that could land him in jail.

Michael BennetWA reporter

Feb 25, 2022 – 5.19pm

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As someone who grew up in outback Queensland, Nev Power has long had a passion for flying aircraft.

“I love flying, whenever I get a chance to do it,” the commercially qualified pilot told Perth media outlet Business News in 2018 not long after stepping down from running Andrew Forrest’s iron ore giant Fortescue.

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Michael BennetWA reporterMichael Bennet is WA reporter for The Australian Financial Review based in Perth. He has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, including at The Australian where he was senior banking reporter and also covered economics, markets and deals.