The line maintenance staff, who are responsible for towing and marshalling aircraft as well as performing turnaround checks, joined existing strike action by engines and components maintenance workers.

At the end of trading on Thursday, shares in the Flying Kangaroo were valued at $7.45, beating the $7.35 recorded on 20 December 2019. Those brave enough to invest in the national carrier at its lowest point would have now more than trebled their investment.

In his first comments since a damning report, Richard Goyder has argued Alan Joyce's top-down approach as CEO was necessary during COVID-19 but agreed with criticism the company didn’t do enough to revert back to normal when the pandemic ended.  

The survey – conducted by Agile Market Intelligence in partnership with Defence Connect – asks businesses to evaluate the performance of large defence contractors they have collaborated with.