Jake Nelson

The service, flown with 787s, will be the first non-stop air link between Israel and Australia and was originally floated for 2020 before being pushed back due to COVID-19.

Air and travel services provider dnata is opening the first catering facility at Sunshine Coast Airport after signing a multi-year contract with Bonza.

In a significant intervention, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation after it emerged a diversion from Sydney to Newcastle was a result of staffing issues at air traffic control.

Around 25 kilometres of fibre will be laid at the airport and its surrounding business park as part of a new Business Fibre Zone, which will enable data options close to 10Gbps.

The point-to-point flights are the first to connect the Sunshine Coast with the Capricorn Coast and South Great Barrier Reef regions, alleviating the need for a seven-hour car journey along the Bruce Highway or a connection through Brisbane.

The FAA said on Friday that Boeing had sufficiently addressed concerns around a data analysis error relating to the aircraft’s forward pressure bulkhead, which had halted Dreamliner deliveries.