Fifteen airlines have signed up to a new initiative that will see the government partially underwrite agriculture and fisheries airfreight routes previously cut off by the coronavirus crisis.
The Transport Workers Union has urged the government not to bailout “scandal-ridden” Swissport unless any deal includes equity and strict conditions on labour standards.
Tigerair staff have been reassured that they won’t be made redundant despite parent company Virgin Australia slipping into administration on Wednesday.
Melbourne Airport’s chief executive has said that a reborn Virgin Australia should make the Victorian capital the cornerstone of its new network.
Qatar Airways carried more than 36,000 passengers to and from Australia in the first two weeks of April, as it capitalizes on being one of the last airlines flying international routes in the country.
The Victorian government has admitted it considered joining an apparent bailout bidding war with Queensland and NSW to save Virgin in exchange for it relocating to Melbourne.