Twenty five aviation technicians, including apprentices, who lost their jobs due to the impact of COVID-19 on the commercial aviation industry, have been employed by BAE Systems Australia to work on military aircraft. The former Jetstar employees will be based at Williamtown and their skills will be used to support the established Hawk Lead-In-Fighterand the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
The recruitment is the result of close collaboration between industry and the Department of Defence and will further develop and grow the critical technical capabilities of the Hunter Valley region to support a sovereign defence industry.
"I am delighted that we can provide highly skilled jobs at a time when so many industries have been impacted by the pandemic...MORE
