Australian Aviation

At the end of trading on Thursday, shares in the Flying Kangaroo were valued at $7.45, beating the $7.35 recorded on 20 December 2019. Those brave enough to invest in the national carrier at its lowest point would have now more than trebled their investment.

The two appointments will become effective from 9 October this year, according to a company statement published last week.

In his first comments since a damning report, Richard Goyder has argued Alan Joyce’s top-down approach as CEO was necessary during COVID-19 but agreed with criticism the company didn’t do enough to revert back to normal when the pandemic ended.  

Navigating Aviation is launching a first-of-its-kind national survey this week to better understand the industry culture and mental health and wellbeing of workers in the general aviation industry.

The survey – conducted by Agile Market Intelligence in partnership with Defence Connect – asks businesses to evaluate the performance of large defence contractors they have collaborated with. 

The 74.25 per cent interest is set to be acquired by a consortium comprising KKR and the Skip Essential Infrastructure Fund for an undisclosed amount, with the consortium reported to have defeated AustralianSuper, among others, in the bidding war.