Tigerair Australia says it has rescheduled a number of flights on Friday morning ahead of a planned four-hour work stoppage by the airline's pilots.
Tigerair Australia pilots have commenced protected industrial action, which the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) union says could result in flight cancellations and disruptions.
Virgin Australia has moved one step closer to potentially deploying its low-cost carrier unit Tigerair Australia on international flights.
Virgin Australia has appeared to lay the groundwork for its wholly-owned subsidiary Tigerair Australia unit to potentially resume international operations.
Tigerair Australia will shortly add a fourth Boeing 737-800 as part of its fleet transition that is expected to take a few more years to complete, chief executive Merren McArthur says.
Virgin Australia has raised the proposed codeshare agreement between Air New Zealand and Qantas with Australia's competition watchdog, chief executive John Borghetti says.