Adam Thorn

Speaking to journalists, the British entrepreneur insisted he is “just as involved” as he used to be and would continue to “fight to look after the company”.  

In September 1977, Jim Thorn launched the first issue of what was then known as Australian Aviation & Defence Review. Now we’re attempting to digitise our history in full.

Speaking to Australian Aviation for its latest cover feature, Kevin Elliott said, “I spent 14 years building my company and half a day dismantling it.”

The award, overseen by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), will include funding 74 undergraduate and 32 post-graduate courses. It will also include 10 “leadership scholarships” for those who graduated five years ago but want to study to further their careers.

The news will add competition for other carriers operating the route, including Qantas, which flies daily, and subsidiary Scoot.

UniSQ’s Dr Tristan Shelley, who will head the research, said he hoped the virtual workflows the team would develop could eliminate current laborious processes.