China Eastern will fly return three times per week between Brisbane and Shanghai using 232-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft from 29 October, increasing to daily seasonal flights from 8 December. China Southern will also operate daily Guangzhou flights between 8 December and 25 February.
The sixth-generation bomber is currently undertaking engine testing in California that has been described as an “essential milestone” on the path to an eventual first flight.
The apprentices, who have graduated from Aviation Australia’s (AA) 80-day Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance, will join BDA’s F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler maintenance program at RAAF Base Amberley.
The Full Court of the High Court of Australia unanimously dismissed Qantas’s final appeal, upholding the Federal Court’s original decision that the airline had breached the Fair Work Act 2009.
In a statement, the Flying Kangaroo apologised for the personal impact of the sackings and accepted the High Court’s verdict, but maintained that the “restructuring” of its business was necessary for its survival.
The Flying Kangaroo’s appeal was unanimously dismissed by the High Court on Wednesday, prompting the union to call for a spill of the Board, including Chairman Richard Goyder, to be replaced by new directors including a workers’ representative.