Hannah Dowling

Off the back of new regulations that require all drones or remotely pilot aircraft (RPA) used for business purposes to be registered, the Federal government has announced a new registration fee for commercial drones weighing over 500 grams.

A community alliance campaigning against noise generated from Brisbane’s Airport’s new runway has told Australian Aviation flight paths need to be reworked from scratch.

Air New Zealand has promised to offer more repatriation flights from Australia back to New Zealand in line with demand, as the airline’s domestic capacity soars above pre-COVID levels.

The safety authority cited “insufficient evidence” in its decision to increase the allowable tailwind for aircraft, which would have seen fewer planes flying over the inner-city.

The remains of a RAAF No. 11 Squadron Catalina A24-50 that went missing in Indonesia during WWII has now been recovered and returned to Australia for the memorial service.

Air New Zealand has announced a slew of new board appointments, including the addition of veteran union boss Paul Goulter.