Bonza has confirmed that its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has landed on the Sunshine Coast on Monday morning, as the budget startup speeds towards its commercial launch in "late" September.

Darwin and Cairns airports have both announced they will see the return of detector dogs in an effort to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Australia.

Over 2,200 personnel from the Australian Defence Force and US Armed Forces engaged in the three-week-long combined arms littoral combat scenario.

Australian Aviation's Rob Finlayson was at the airport to take photos of the A321 LR – the long-range variant – as it arrive from Hamburg. It's currently registered as VH-OFE.