Virgin Australia is seeking one of the new slots available to Tokyo Haneda airport to launch nonstop flights from Brisbane in partnership with Japan's ANA.

Jetstar group chief executive Gareth Evans says the Qantas-owned low-cost carrier (LCC) lost about $20 million on its regional New Zealand turboprop services in the past year, leaving the airline group little option but to call time on the four-year operation.

Based on the Air New Zealand annual shareholder meeting, it appears the travelling public's confidence in aircraft and engine manufacturing has been somewhat shaken in light of recent events.

Boeing's US$50 million fund for victims of two 737 MAX crashes has started accepting claims from families of the 346 people killed in the twin tragedies.