Category: People

Newcastle Airport is on the lookout for a new chief executive, with Paul Hughes to step down in March 2015 after 10 years in the role. Hughes, who announced his resignation on Thursday, said it had been a career highlight to lead the airport through a period of significant growth. This content is available exclusively

Qantas has made sweeping changes to its senior executive ranks with the heads of its Domestic and International operations heading for the departure gate as part of a major restructure. Lyell Strambi, who runs Qantas Domestic, and the head of Qantas International Simon Hickey will leave the company once the new structure is in place

A former Young Australian of the Year who founded a program to get more girls involved in engineering has been recognised with an international award. Marita Cheng beat out about 20 candidates from 12 countries to take out the Airbus and Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Diversity Award at the World Engineering Education Forum. This

Captain Georgina Sutton will become the first female chief pilot for a major Australian airline when she takes up the post with Jetstar Australia and New Zealand in February. Sutton is leaving Qantas, where she is currently the Boeing 767 fleet captain, and moving to Melbourne for the chief pilot role at the Qantas-owned low-cost carrier.