Jake Nelson

South Korea’s Land Ministry, in a report disclosed to the country’s National Assembly, said that the concrete mound supporting the localiser at Muan International Airport had failed to meet safety standards specifying it had to be breakable if located within 240 metres of the end of the runway.

More than 545 drone flights have been conducted at six new beaches over the past four months, with the program spotting more than 862 sharks in total across its 16 monitored sites. The expansion follows a successful trial by Surf Life Saving Queensland from 2020 to 2024.

Rotor-Lift, which last year lost a lucrative Tasmanian emergency medical services contract to StarFlight, put its AOC up for sale late last year, with the page indicating expressions of interest were due by Christmas Day. It is as yet unknown if there has been any interest.

Starting 29 March, the daily EK430/31 service will be operated by the four-class 777-300ERs, complementing the A380 service introduced last year. All five Emirates destinations in Australia – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide – have premium economy service.

A Flinders University study, conducted in collaboration with Sea World on the Gold Coast, demonstrated how drones can be used to assess the health of marine mammals without requiring hands-on methods like tagging devices, or taking measurements during capture and handling.

Captain Brandon Fisher is seeking US$10 million ($14.9 million) in damages from Boeing for personal injury, defamation, emotional distress, and other complaints over “reprehensible and inaccurate” statements the company made following the incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.