The news of La Spina's departure comes shortly after Qantas blamed a “near-total collapse in travel demand” for a statutory loss before tax of $2.7 billion.
Virgin's bondholders said in a statement that they were “left with no choice” but to pull out after a key ruling by the Federal Court last week.
However, Scott Morrison indicated that Victoria’s declining COVID-19 numbers mean Melbourne may soon be able to restart its hotel quarantine program.
The UK is thought to have moved to employ Australian pilots due to a "challenging" shortage of its own crew, according to reports.
Australia’s national cabinet was unable to agree to regulate state border restrictions – though SA will now allow Victorians to cross for medical reasons.
Victoria Police has admitted for the first time that’s it's been using drones to enforce its ‘stage 4’ lockdown in Melbourne.