Australian Aviation

In a statement, a spokesperson for Transport Minister Catherine King dismissed Senator Bridget McKenzie’s (pictured) divestiture idea, floated in the Australian Financial Review on Monday morning, as a “thought bubble”.

The Philippines-based low-cost carrier, which currently flies five times per week to Sydney, will increase to daily Sydney services from 1 December.

The Australian Army helicopters are in the final stages of re-assembly at HMAS Albatross in south coast NSW before being relocated to the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, Queensland.

Writing in the Australian Financial Review, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie suggested the Government’s aviation policy is a “protection racket” for Qantas, and said the Treasurer should be able to force divestiture in the aviation sector.

Steven Roberton joins Lockheed Martin from McKinsey & Company, where he has been a senior advisor since 2022, following more than 30 years in the Australian Defence Force.

The hub could facilitate the maintenance of other aircraft such as those from the New Zealand Defence Force, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said.