According to the global prime at an event in its Canberra headquarters, the program will enable local companies to sell into the global air and missile defence system enterprise.
The Flying Kangaroo also said on Thursday it would make a number of other changes to its upcoming purchases of new aircraft, including buying five mid-life A319/320 aircraft for FIFO flights in WA.
The business’ chief executive, Alan Joyce, said the cabins were the “most sophisticated and thoughtful design” of any airline.
The widely-expect result comes despite the wider group recording an underlying loss before tax of $1.86 billion in its last full-year results and claiming the pandemic cost its airlines $7 billion in total.
The new dates and frequencies, listed in full in this article, mean the airline will have completed its route rollout in full by 23 May. All services are now on sale to passengers via its app.
The union’s national secretary, Michael Kaine, accused Qantas CEO Alan Joyce of decimating the workforce and leaving the airline’s reputation in “tatters”.