It cost more than a $1 billion, was in construction for eight years and took the collective effort of 3,700 people and 3.3 million manhours – but yesterday work finished on Brisbane’s new runway under the eerie quiet of a coronavirus lockdown.

The number of incidents involving ‘near encounters’ between remotely piloted and manned aircraft has doubled in three years, Australian Aviation can reveal.

Bundaberg Airport in Queensland will close from midday until midnight from Thursday due to a new spray-on treatment being applied to the runway.

Air New Zealand has tracked down the designer who created its iconic koru symbol to mark its 80th birthday.