Australian Aviation

The partnership comes as somewhat of a surprise given Virgin’s ongoing partnership with Qatar rival Etihad for global travel via the Middle East, as well as Qatar’s membership of the Oneworld Alliance, of which Virgin rival Qantas is also a member.

We’ve been able to get exclusive access to this offer for new members, which includes the opportunity to chat with real fighter pilots while enjoying a glass of champagne.

It comes after Michael Fitzgerald filed a Fair Work claim against the airline, stating the business violated his workplace rights by terminating his contract while he was on extended sick leave for over seven months.

The Australian company has recently won a slew of government funding and now has successfully bagged this grant from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Defence Translation stream.

The decision will come as yet another blow to Boeing in Australia, after the Flying Kangaroo chose Airbus to effectively replace its fleet of 737 domestic aircraft.

We are calling on engineers to throw their hats into the ring for Engineering Professional of the Year at the Australian Aviation Awards.