The catering and ground handling business claims the tax office performed a U-turn because it's owned by a foreign government.
The 11.5m long, artificially intelligent device will now move onto ground testing, followed by test flights later this year.
The airline said that while it’s extending staff stand-downs, it had scope to restart some services at “relatively short notice”.
Passengers travelling through Canberra Airport security will now have their temperature checked by a thermal imaging camera.
Virgin Australia’s administrator will borrow $200 million to keep the airline flying at it sifts through potential suitors in preparation for a sale.
Chief executive Kevin Brown accuses the airline of not paying fees since January and says passenger numbers are 97 per cent down.