The news comes months after Australian Aviation revealed the number of ‘near encounters’ between drones and manned aircraft has doubled in three years.
Speaking briefly to 2GB host Ben Fordham on Thursday, Virgin's CEO also said the business’ decision to cut 3,000 roles was “heartbreaking”.
The new rules, published on Wednesday, state that pilots must take off and land at airport within regional Victoria and they also allows lessons to go-ahead.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, has defended the government help offered to Virgin Australia on the day it announced 3,000 job losses.
Unions have refused to criticise ‘winning’ Virgin bidder Bain for its plan to axe 3,000 roles and scrap the Tigerair brand.
Virgin has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs and axe the Tigerair brand – making the low-cost airline the country’s first major airline casualty of COVID-19.