The airline said it was the biggest principal partnership deal in the club’s history, and will also see its branding featured in stadiums and on its website.
During the pandemic, the airline briefly became the world’s largest global carrier and even increased capacity into Australia in March 2020 as rivals ground aircraft.
The newly-acquired company currently owns and operates a fleet of special mission 30 & 60 series Learjet and Kingairs, providing support services to Defence.
Air Marshal Robert Chipman and US Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr’s declaration came months after the US sent five of its $2 billion B-2 stealth bombers to train with RAAF F-35s.
The business said it would “immediately” lease another two more Dash 8s on the very same day it formally completed the acquisition of the regional services wing of Cobham.
Executive chairman Lim Kim Hai has admitted his 20 years at the airline have driven him to despair “many a time” but praised his staff's resilience for the business's staying power.