Sir Angus Houston awarded Oswald Watt Gold Medal
Sir Angus Houston has been awarded the Oswald Watt Gold Medal for his role in the search for MH370 and his work as Australia’s special envoy to Ukraine after the shooting of MH17. The retired Air Chief Marshal and current chairman of Airservices was presented with his medal at Canberra’s Parliament House on Tuesday night, where
Virgin Australia director Joshua Bayliss steps down
The Virgin Group’s representative on the Virgin Australia board Joshua Bayliss has stepped down from the airline’s board after almost four and a half years as a director. Virgin Australia said on Wednesday Bayliss has been replaced as the Virgin Group’s representative by John Patrick Moorhead, who is chief financial officer at the Virgin Group
Virgin dismisses Qantas’s concerns on Tigerair Bali flights
Virgin Australia has dismissed Qantas’s request for more information regarding its application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for capacity for its wholly-owned subsidiary Tigerair Australia to fly to Bali. Tigerair plans to begin services to Bali from Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne from March 2016, taking over routes that are currently flown by its
Norway, Australia formalise F-35 anti-ship missile cooperation
The governments of Norway and Australia have formalised their agreement for Australia to participate in the development of the Joint Strike Missile for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Joint Strike Missile – JSM – is being developed by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Systems as a long-range maritime strike missile that can be carried in the
Passenger numbers decline in 2014/15
Australia’s domestic airlines carried half a million fewer passengers in 2014/15, as sluggish consumer confidence and the changing nature of the nation’s mining sector kept more travellers on the ground. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report on domestic airline activity for the 2014/15 financial year said there were 57.22 million passengers
Marise Payne sworn in as first female Defence Minister
Senator Marise Payne has been sworn in as the new Minister for Defence in place of Kevin Andrews, who expressed his disappointment that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had decided to move him aside as he looked to the future by making extensive changes to the ministry. The former Minister for Human Services, who has become
