Terri O’Toole argued there wasn’t even a single part of the footage filmed on an aircraft, meaning those on board wouldn’t be familiar with the correct procedures in the event of a major incident.

Andrew McGinnes, the Flying Kangaroo’s group executive of corporate affairs, will depart the company in June to “pursue other opportunities” after 13 years with Qantas and Jetstar. He has served in several corporate affairs and communications roles at Qantas Group since 2011.

The test, conducted at Brisbane Airport, saw Stralis power up a motor on a Beechcraft Bonanza A36-HE platform with an eye to performing an actual hydrogen-electric test flight by the end of the year. It aims to retrofit 15-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft for electric passenger flights in two years.

Avia is a major player in the international ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) market, and currently holds 11 air operator certificates in different countries. Its purchase of Skytrans is expected to complete in March, subject to “fulfillment of specific transaction conditions”.