Singapore Airlines has posted a 20.7 per cent drop in first quarter net profit as losses from its investment in Virgin Australia weighed on the bottom line.

Newcastle Airport will have an international flight for at least the next three years after Virgin Australia agreed to maintain its seasonal nonstop service to Auckland that operated over the recent summer holiday period.

This story from the Australian Aviation archives is an August 2017 feature about Virgin Australia starting Hong Kong flights in July 2017.

Australia's competition watchdog has given Virgin Australia the go-ahead to establish a deeper partnership with Virgin Atlantic.