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Sydney Airport taps toll road czar as new CEO
Airports

Scott Charlton, who has served as CEO of toll road giant Transurban since 2012, will step into the role at Australia’s biggest airport on 1 December. It follows Geoff Culbert announcing his resignation in May after almost six years in Sydney Airport’s top job.

Qantas, TWU to enter talks around worker compensation next week
Airlines

It comes after the High Court unanimously upheld a ruling earlier this month that the Flying Kangaroo was wrong to sack the ground handlers during the pandemic and outsource the roles to external companies. 

Qantas CEO ‘willing to apologise’ to sacked workers, says TWU
Airlines

TWU boss Michael Kaine made the claim after he spoke to the new Qantas CEO, Vanessa Hudson, following the High Court’s ruling that the Flying Kangaroo was wrong to made 1,700 workers redundant.

2 Virgin 737-800s grounded after suspect engine parts found
Airlines

VH-VUT and VH-YFR were found to have parts from UK-based supplier AOG Technics with falsified certification documents, which rendered the components unusable. The 737-800s (similar aircraft pictured) were pulled from service and sent in for maintenance to replace the parts.

Australia to acquire fourth MQ-4C Triton and Poseidon upgrades
Defence

The approved acquisition includes a fourth Triton and anti-submarine warfare, maritime strike and intelligence collection enhancements for Australia’s fleet of 14 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft with an estimated combined value over $1.5 billion.

Call for ‘hypersonic corridors’ for space planes
Industry

Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems said if new regulatory reforms aren’t introduced soon, it could impede the growth of the sector and “stifle innovation”.

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