Industry body Aviation/Aerospace Australia has launched a social media campaign to coincide with International Women’s Day. The campaign, which will run throughout the month of March, hopes to inspire females to pursue a career in aviation and aerospace, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The social media posts, which use the hashtag
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New Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack will take on responsibilities for aviation matters as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. McCormack won a party room ballot in Canberra on Monday morning to become the leader of the Nationals and with it the position of Deputy Prime Minister. He replaces Barnaby Joyce, who stood down on Friday
Australia will get its third federal minister responsible for aviation matters in two years after Barnaby Joyce’s decision to resign as Nationals leader and move to the back bench. Joyce told reporters in Armidale on Friday he would officially step down as leader of the Nationals, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Qantas has promoted Olivia Wirth to chief executive of the company’s loyalty business, filling a vacancy created by the departure of Jayne Hrdlicka in mid-December 2017. Wirth, will assume her new role as Qantas Loyalty chief executive on February 12 2018, the company said on Wednesday. The appointment follows the resignation of Jayne Hrdlicka in
Brisbane Airport has named a senior executive from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport as its new chief executive. Gert-Jan De Graaff will take over from Julieanne Alroe as Brisbane Airport chief executive from the end of June, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Since 2014, De Graaff has been president and chief