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Drone operators have been warned to stay away from Illawarra Airport during Sunday’s delivery flight of Qantas’s Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has declared an eight nautical mile circle around Illawarra Airport as temporary restricted airspace between 0730 and 0830 Sunday, the expected arrival time of the aircraft. This content is

A drone that can accept and respond to instructions from air traffic controllers has been developed by Melbourne’s RMIT University, bringing the integration of these increasing popular unmanned aircraft into civil airspace a step closer. The world-first technology, which enables a drone to respond to information requests and act on clearances issued by an air

After a 15-month absence, Tamworth has regained a direct flight to Brisbane thanks to the arrival of regional carrier Jetgo. Flight JG62 departed the Queensland capital a little after 0930 local time on Monday and landed at Tamworth Regional Airport about 50 minutes later. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

Bombardier’s CSeries CS300 narrowbody has completed its first flight, joining its smaller sister-ship the CS100 in flight test phase. The CS300 took off from Montréal-Mirabel International Airport at 1100 local time on Friday February 27 and returned four hours and 58 minutes later, Bombardier said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Virgin Australia will introduce its fleet of Airbus A330-200s on its loss-making international network from April when it sends the widebodied aircraft to Fiji. The A330s will operate between Sydney to Nadi on a seasonal basis with the first flight starting on Saturday April 4, the airline said in a statement on Monday. It was

Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) have officially received the newest glider for its training programs. The presentation took place at the Avalon Airshow on Friday, when Darren Chester, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, and Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown presented the new ASK-21 Mi self-launching glider. This content is available