“Bonnie”, a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 retrofitted with Stralis’ hydrogen fuel cell technology, taxied at Brisbane Airport on 29 July under its own power after four years in development.
Tony Brun, who has served as Avalon’s CEO since the exit of Justin Giddings in October 2022, announced that he was stepping down from his role at Melbourne’s secondary airport to take up “a new Chief Executive opportunity in Saudi Arabia”.
The WIFT received $740 million in Commonwealth funding in the budget delivered before the 2022 federal election, compared to $1.62 billion for the Beveridge option.