Demand for air travel in the Australian domestic market contracted for the fifth consecutive month in March, new figures show.
International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures show global cargo volumes recovered slightly in March after four consecutive months of contraction.
Airline profitability could be hurt in 2019 by higher jet fuel costs as supply from Iran is choked by a tightening of sanctions by the US, IATA says.
Passenger demand slowed in February amid global economic jitters and uncertainty over the United Kingdom's European Union exit, new figures show.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the Productivity Commission's (PC) draft report into the economic regulation of the nation's airports reached its conclusions without a balanced assessment of the evidence.
There were 11 fatal aircraft accidents in 2018, resulting in the deaths of 523 people, according the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
