aviation related stories involving airports, air forces, airlines and aircraft
US flights grounded across America on Friday (US time) are back in the air. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a nationwide ground stop that lasted more than five hours and left thousands of travellers stranded, including many Australians.
Federal investigators are trying to work out why a business jet flying from Texas fell from cruising altitude into a Palm Beach County neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon. All nine people on a private jet died when it crashed beside a
Direct flights between Hobart and Auckland will return for a sixth season with more services, more seats and for longer. Air NZ’s seasonal service is returning to the island state next month (October) with three flights a week; a fourth,
Jetstar is adding extra capacity on direct flights from Hobart to Newcastle and Adelaide with some extra off-peak services. Hobart Airport says seasonal flights to Newcastle (October 27-April 24, 2027) will feature a 27% boost in capacity, up by 6000
A Canadian large air tanker (LAT) has joined the Queensland Fire Service for the upcoming bushfire season. The Conair aircraft arrived at Bundaberg Airport on Monday (August 31) and joins a fleet of 14 aircraft. Qld Minister for Fire and
A flypast by two passenger jets at a rugby match in Cape Town has prompted a social media outcry that forced the airline to defend its actions. Two Embraer aircraft from South African airline Airlinks flew at very low level
Fiji’s new 5% tourism services tax will hurt tourism operators and ultimately visitors, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) says. And it is meeting with Fiji government representatives to discuss the temporary tax. The Fijian government announced that for 12
Sightseeing flights over the Gold Coast could enter the eVTOL age in 2028 under a tentative deal that has just been signed. Japan’s SkyDrive makes electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off Landing) aircraft and signed a letter of intent to supply five
The airshow at the beach is to stay on the Gold Coast after Queensland secured the event for two more years. The 2026 Pacific Airshow’s Gold Coast event returned last weekend after last year’s event was cancelled due to cyclone
Flying doctors in Queensland carried more patients and flew more with an average of 223 cases a day in the last 12 months. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Queensland says it recorded more than 81,000 cases statewide in the
