Boeing has unveiled the first 777X static test aircraft at its Everett facility just outside Seattle. Test flights were due to begin in early 2019.

Qantas has switched its Los Angeles-New York (JFK)-Los Angeles tag flight from the Boeing 747-400 to the 787-9 Dreamliner.

Virgin Australia will take delivery of 10 Boeing 737 MAX 10s from 2022 for use on "important business routes", chief executive John Borghetti says.

Boeing expects pilot retirements in Asia Pacific to peak within the next decade, which may help ease demand for new pilots in the fast-growing market.