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Virgin Australia taps chief commercial officer as new CEO
Airlines

Emerson, a 21-year veteran of Virgin owner Bain Capital’s sister consultancy firm Bain & Company, was brought in as CCO in 2021. He will replace outgoing CEO Jayne Hrdlicka, who announced her departure from the top job last year.

Queensland regional airports win $6m in federal grants
Airports

The Queensland grants come after the federal government has so far poured more than $17 million into regional airports across NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, also as part of the fourth round of the Regional Airports Program.

Global F-35 fleet hits million-flight-hour mark
Defence

The milestone includes combat operations conducted by all three variants of the aircraft. Notably, November 2024 marked the first time the carrier-based F-35C was deployed in combat, successfully striking targets in contested airspace.

CASA moves to protect air traffic from Russian rocket debris
Space

The Australian Space Agency said an alert was issued because the re-entry of the Stage II Soyuz 2-1B Fregat mirrored a “near-identical” mission in August 2023.

Aviation pay gap lingers as female pilots, engineers remain rare
Industry

Released this week in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on Saturday, the data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows that the median pay gap at Qantas Group was 32.4 per cent in 2023–24 for total remuneration, compared to 46.2 per cent at Virgin.

Ex-Qantas sustainability chief joins Adelaide Airport
Airports

Parker, who served as Qantas’ chief sustainability officer for three years before his departure in 2024, previously worked as a senior vice president at Emirates covering areas such as international affairs and environment.

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