Ex-Jetstar Airline Staff Joins Australian F-35 Fighter Program

An F-35 jet arrives at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah on Sept. 2, 2015. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

More than 20 former Jetstar workers have been recruited to join Australia’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

The 25 employees have started training with BAE Systems to sustain Australia’s growing fleet of F-35A Lightning II and Hawk Lead-in Fighter aircraft.