The federal government has accepted Productivity Commission's finding there is little need for change in the way Australia's airports were regulated.
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.
Airlines for Australia and New Zealand has expressed a "profound sense of disappointment" with the Productivity Commission's airports inquiry.
Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has welcomed calls for a review of Sydney Airport's hourly movement cap and arrangements for regional services.
Melbourne Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi says investors in Australia's airports need regulatory certainty over their investments.