Hannah Dowling

Around 250 Rex Saab 340 pilots have started to cast their votes as part of a protected industrial action ballot against the airline, over a nearly four-year-long disagreement on pay and conditions.

The New Zealand government has scrapped its requirements for all travellers into the country to return a negative COVID-19 test prior to their departure.

The first Virgin Australia flight between Australia and Bali has taken off on Wednesday, for the first time in over two years.

Queensland has become the first state to scrap the requirement for travellers to wear face masks within the airport terminal, as other governments mull a similar move.

Rex Airlines has announced a “steep increase” in the number of flights it will operate across 11 regional routes, as well as the withdrawal of its Sydney to Cooma service.

Drone operators have been warned to always be prepared for remotely piloted vehicles to “do something unexpected”, after a near-encounter with a taxiing drone and bystanders.