Satellite communications company Honeywell has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix to provide it with its devices with the ‘world’s smallest’ SATCOM system.
The airline has added one extra flight per day for the next six days between Timaru and Wellington in response to severe flooding in the Canterbury region.
Emergency services were called to the scene of a burning plane at Parafield Airport early on Tuesday after a Grumman AA-5’s engine caught fire shortly after landing at the aerodrome.
According to a report by the Brisbane Times, within the next decade, a new L-shaped building will be built parallel to the newly-opened runway, and connect to the existing domestic terminal.
Australia and New Zealand are currently in discussions over the possible expansion of their existing travel bubble arrangement to the Pacific islands, including New Caledonia, Tahiti and the Cook Islands. According to Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan, the federal governments of Australia and New Zealand are currently deliberating expanding the existing quarantine-free travel bubble
Acting Premier James Merlino said the situation “may well get worse before it gets better” as speculation continues that the “circuit breaker” may last longer than initially announced seven days.