The airline said the surprise expansion was due to a huge increase in online shopping, spurred on by the pandemic.
The modifications to the hangar, overseen by Defence industry partners Ventia and McMahons, also included installing “state-of-the-art” LED lighting, stands and aircraft access docking.
'Jarli' was laser-etched onto a sensor co-developed by Western Sydney University and then transported to the ISS via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 CRS-24 Mission.
It follows reports that passengers ran for cover during the “terrifying” incident at the departures terminal on Sunday when the man apparently shot five times at windows. Nobody was injured.
A man allegedly fired five shots in the check-in area of Canberra Airport departures on Sunday afternoon before police detained the suspect. Nobody was injured in the incident, and authorities later confirmed the firearm was unloaded at glass rather than passengers in the terminal. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
The three-week training program in the Northern Territory is conducted at Base Darwin and Tindal, with Base Amberley also included. It will include counterparts from 15 countries.