Jake Nelson
Author Jake Nelson is an experienced trade journalist who has previously covered the print and packaging, consumer technology, and retirement living and aged care industries. He joined Momentum Media in early 2023, and currently works across both Australian Aviation and Space Connect.Border Force joins Defence in grounding ‘China-linked’ drones
May 24, 2023 0 commentThe agency has suspended the use of its DJI drones, which have been blacklisted by the US military and have also been suspended by Australia’s Department of Defence, Home Affairs chief operating officer Justine Saunders confirmed in Senate estimates this week.
Read moreGeoff Culbert resigns as Sydney Airport CEO
May 23, 2023 0 commentCulbert, who took the top job in 2018 after 15 years at GE, said the time is right to hand over the reins as Sydney Airport completes its post-pandemic recovery. The airport will now undertake a global search to find his successor.
Read more‘Kick in the guts’: Union slams Qantas’s $2.4bn profit forecast
May 23, 2023 0 commentTWU National Secretary Michael Kaine said the forecast was the result of the airline “bleeding dry workers, passengers and the taxpaying public”, and lambasted Qantas for increasing its share buyback scheme by $100 million.
Read moreEx-American Airlines CEO Doug Parker joins Qantas board
May 23, 2023 0 commentParker is one of the key figures in the consolidation of the US aviation market in the early 2000s. He served as CEO of American Airlines from 2013 to 2021 and has more than 35 years of aviation experience, having worked in airlines since 1986 and in CEO positions from 2001 onwards.
Read moreQantas forecasts more than $2.4 billion FY23 profit
May 23, 2023 1 commentThe Flying Kangaroo has released estimates putting its full-year profit for FY23 as between $2.425 billion and $2.475 billion, with a net debt of $2.7–$2.9 billion as at 30 June 2023. The estimate follows a record $1.428 billion half-year profit to December 2022.
Read moreNew WA regional carrier Nexus to begin flights in July
May 22, 2023 0 commentOwned by Aviair, Nexus will fly five 76-seater de Havilland Dash 8-Q400 aircraft on three routes: a direct Geraldton–Perth service and multi-stop services from Geraldton–Karratha–Port Hedland–Broome and Broome–Kununurra–Darwin.
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