Westaway, who has led the peak body since 2024, intends to spend more time with his family in Melbourne at “an important time”, following “reflection on the Association’s next stage”.
Published by Hardie Grant, Riding the Jet Stream touches on key moments from Joyce’s working life, including the founding of Jetstar, the GFC, the Qantas worldwide fleet grounding, the campaign for same-sex marriage, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thomas, who served as part-time airlines editor at Australian Aviation between 2005 and 2018 and went on to found Airlineratings.com, was also a prolific aviation commentator and wrote on the sector for outlets including The West Australian, Business News and Asian Airlines & Aerospace.
Chris Mills, who took over from Andrew Brodie after the latter’s departure in 2023, will leave the aviation sector later this year to take up a new opportunity after leading the airport through a “period of significant growth and transformation”.
Spence, who has held the position for five years, will be joined by Greg Hughes as a new appointment to the board of the aviation safety regulator. It comes as the federal government has pledged more than $65 million to CASA over the next four years.
The company said in a statement that Cridland resigned to “pursue other interests and prioritise time with his family” after over ten years with the company and nearly three years as CEO.