Virgin Australia has announced plans to end Melbourne-Hong Kong nonstop flights and reduce its Tigerair Australia and regional fleet by five aircraft.
Qantas has unveiled plans to add a second daily service between Sydney and Tokyo Haneda and switch its Melbourne-Tokyo Narita nonstop flight to the close-in Tokyo airport.
Singapore Airlines says it will replace the Boeing 777-200 for the Airbus A350-900 on the Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington route from November 1 2019.
Melbourne has been chosen as the first pilot market outside the United States for Uber Air flying taxis, joining Dallas and Los Angeles.
Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Kununurra will begin in May 2020 with the launch of a trial service operated by Alliance Airlines under a codeshare arrangement with Virgin Australia.
Qantas plans to offer a seasonal nonstop service between Melbourne and Queenstown between June and August 2019 with Boeing 737-800s.
