Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Virgin Australia CEO Paul Scurrah have shared a stage at Canberra's National Press Club calling for reforms to airport regulation.
Virgin Australia says it is seeking one of the two new slots available to Australian carriers for Tokyo Haneda airport to launch nonstop flights to Japan.
Virgin Australia has opened applications for its aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) apprenticeship program, with the four-year course to begin in 2020.
Australia's competition regulator has approved Virgin Australia's application to deepen its partnership with Virgin Atlantic on Australia-UK/Ireland routes.
The ATSB has released its final report into a 2018 incident when a Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 took off with parts of its landing gear ground locks still attached.
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.