Flight Centre Travel Group is trying to secure support for a $500 million equity raising, which would likely take place at a huge discount to its last traded price.
An Air New Zealand 777-300 chartered by the German government to repatriate citizens departed Auckland on Friday afternoon bound for Frankfurt via Vancouver.
The Queensland government has agreed a new deal with aeromedical charity RACQ LifeFlight Air Ambulance to transfer COVID-19 patients from regional areas to medical facilities.
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun freighter flights to and from Australia due to strong demand for the nation’s pharmaceuticals and fresh produce during the COVID-19 crisis.
Virgin Australia Group’s chief executive is still optimistic he can secure a bailout for his airline despite Scott Morrison playing down the possibility on Thursday.
Air New Zealand will reduce its domestic services by 95 per cent from pre-coronavirus levels, operating just 43 return flights.