The FIFO, wet lease and charter operator in earnings guidance this month said it expected its EBITDA for the year ending 30 June 2026 to be “materially lower than analyst consensus estimates”, at around $190–$210 million.

One thousand new seats will be added across the airport’s international and domestic terminals, alongside runway lighting upgrades, new security equipment, CCTV, new control tower water connections, and an extra 500 parking spaces.

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – “AUS 1” – to be operated by the Royal Australian Air Force was reportedly deployed for an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission during the exercise earlier this year.

The planemaker is pouring more than US$1 billion into the project, which will include a new final assembly building, parts preparation area facility, vertical fin paint facility, flight line stalls, and additions to the interior components manufacturing facilities.