The National Broadband Network has begun deploying infrastructure to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra airports ahead of scheduled works.
A partnership deal between Avalon Airport and Citilink Indonesia now offers Melburnians the chance to travel to Bali (Denpasar) with a checked-in surfboard coming at no extra cost.
Qantas has unveiled plans to add a second daily service between Sydney and Tokyo Haneda and switch its Melbourne-Tokyo Narita nonstop flight to the close-in Tokyo airport.
Singapore Airlines says it will replace the Boeing 777-200 for the Airbus A350-900 on the Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington route from November 1 2019.
Melbourne has been chosen as the first pilot market outside the United States for Uber Air flying taxis, joining Dallas and Los Angeles.
Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Kununurra will begin in May 2020 with the launch of a trial service operated by Alliance Airlines under a codeshare arrangement with Virgin Australia.