 The Gladstone Regional Council commenced an upgrade of the airport in 2008.The council announced that the airport would not shut down during the upgrade.In 2011 the late and liquidated Air Australia known as Strategic Airlines at the time began regular flights from Brisbane Airport and back with their Airbus A320 fleet; this only lasted around 4–5 months before ceasing operations to Gladstone due to the low amount of passengers on each flight causing the airline to lose money.