![Brisbane Airport, Tourism Australia back Virgin Australia’s Haneda bid](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/A330_200_Virgin_VH-XFC_Perth_14July2015_Keith_Anderson_2.jpg)
Brisbane Airport and Tourism Australia have backed Virgin Australia's application to begin nonstop flights between Brisbane and Tokyo Haneda Airport.
![Virgin Australia, No1 Lounges open new Brisbane international lounge](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5183_1170_1.jpg)
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.
![Brisbane Airport reports 1.5 per cent passenger growth in 2018/19](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/spa-december-73_1170.jpg)
Brisbane Airport said passenger numbers rose 1.5 per cent to a record 23,782,623 million in the 12 months to June 30 2019
![New Brisbane Airport runway enters final stage of construction](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brnjun19photogjendainer-048-299293_1170-770x420.jpg)
Brisbane Airport’s new runway reached the final stage of construction with the pouring of more than 100,000 tonnes of asphalt beginning on July 4 2019.
![Virgin Australia Brisbane biofuel trial hits 1 million km milestone](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GlennHuntPhotoA36Y5911_1170.jpg)
Virgin Australia says it trial of a sustainable aviation fuel at Brisbane Airport has racked up one million kilometres since it began in August 2018.
![Gert-Jan de Graaff’s vision for Brisbane Airport](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gert-jandegraff-brisbaneairportcorporationchiefexecutiveofficer-020-2_1170.jpg)
This profile of Brisbane Airport and its chief executive Gert-Jan de Graaff by Chris Frame first appeared in the April 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.