Fleet Space Technologies said its new 5,000 sqm ‘GHQ’ would be based at the airport’s Catalyst Park precinct and feature “advanced manufacturing and data centre technologies”.
The Queensland grants come after the federal government has so far poured more than $17 million into regional airports across NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, also as part of the fourth round of the Regional Airports Program.
Parker, who served as Qantas’ chief sustainability officer for three years before his departure in 2024, previously worked as a senior vice president at Emirates covering areas such as international affairs and environment.
Nine regional airports in Victoria will receive a total of around $4.5 million, while four WA airports will receive around $800,000, as part of the Round 4 of the government’s Regional Airports Program.
Across Australia, a combination of cost-of-living pressures and a reduction in business travel has led to domestic travel stagnating in the last few years.
Speaking at the Herald Sun’s Future Victoria event on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that the Commonwealth will help foot the bill for the long-delayed project, including a mixture of new and existing funding.
Billed as the biggest overhaul to Launceston’s terminal in 20 years, the refresh will add three new food and beverage outlets and increase passenger amenities. It comes as the airport continues to break pre-COVID traffic records.
Billed as the biggest overhaul to Launceston’s terminal in 20 years, the refresh will add three new food and beverage outlets and increase passenger amenities. It comes as the airport continues to break pre-COVID traffic records.
Perth’s busiest month ever breaks records in both interstate and international passenger numbers set in December and comes after the 2024 calendar year was the best in its history.