A 10-year-old girl from Sydney's Blue Mountains that arrived on Singapore Airlines flight SQ231 has become the one billionth passenger at Sydney Airport.
IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac says the industry has to be guided by three core principles to continue delivering the benefits of aviation.
Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah says the airline will continue to invest in the customer experience as it restructures the business with the aim of returning to profitability.
Hawker Pacific says it will conduct heavy maintenance checks on Alliance Aviation Services' fleet of Fokker aircraft at its Cairns workshop.
Australian and Japanese airlines have been awarded four new slot pairs nonstop flights between Australia and Tokyo Haneda Airport.
The ATSB has commenced an investigation into a Regional Express in-flight engine shutdown on a flight from Moruya to Merimbula.
