Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti is joining the board of bottler Coca-Cola Amatil in December. It will be Borghetti’s fourth non-Virgin directorship, as he is currently on the board of Energy Australia, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and NSW Customer Advisory Board. He also sits on the Virgin Australia board. This content is available exclusively
The NSW branch of the Australian Women’s Pilots’ Association (AWPA) is celebrating the career of Nancy-Bird Walton on what would have been the pioneer aviatrix’ 100th birthday. The dinner is being held at Dolton House in Sydney on Friday October 16, a hundred years to the day from Walton’s birth in 1915. This content is
Aviation consulting house CAPA – Centre For Aviation has recognised Qantas and its chief executive Alan Joyce for the airline’s recent revival. Qantas received the airline turnaround of the year award, while Joyce was named airline chief executive of the year, at the World Aviation Summit held in Helsinki. This content is available exclusively to
Emirates has fired the latest shot in the battle of celebrity endorsements with a new US$20 million global advertising campaign featuring actor Jennifer Aniston. The US-based actor, best known for her portrayal of Rachel in the long-running sitcom Friends, was named as the airline’s brand ambassador in August. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety Mark Skidmore has been named a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). RAeS Australian Division president John Vincent presented Skidmore with his Fellow certificate at the recently concluded 2015 Safeskies conference in Canberra. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
Sir Angus Houston has been awarded the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for his role in the search for MH370 and his work as Australia’s special envoy to Ukraine after the shooting of MH17. The retired Air Chief Marshal and current chairman of Airservices was presented with his medal at Canberra’s Parliament House on Tuesday night, where