Australian Aviation

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.

The rubber-stamping of the purchase, first muted in January 2021, came alongside a commitment to spend $360 million for base upgrades at HMAS Albatross to accommodate the helicopters.

It significantly follows Virgin and Bonza announcing an expansion of their fleets, as domestic aviation marks a strong recovery in Australia.