Emirates is doing its own take in the airline distance stakes by breaking its own record for the world's shortest flight on the Airbus A380.
Chief commissioner Greg Hood says the ATSB is entering its third decade well placed to meet the challenges from the changing face of transport.
Fiji Airways is ending nonstop flights between Adelaide and Nadi just over two years starting flights to the South Australian capital.
Singapore Airlines and Tourism Western Australia have extended their cooperative marketing agreement for a further five years.
Qantas has scheduled the Boeing 747 on eight domestic services between November 2019 and February 2020 ahead of the type's withdrawal by the end of 2020.
Boeing has unveiled a 777-200 as its latest ecoDemosnstrator aircraft, which will serve as a flying test bed for 50 projects in 2019.