The trans-Tasman bubble faces its first major test after a border worker at Auckland airport tested positive for COVID.

Sydney Airport’s domestic passenger traffic increased 80 per cent in March to cross the million mark for the first time since the COVID pandemic.

The airline is offering its Wellcamp-based pilot academy alumni the opportunity to apply for first officer positions on turboprop Dash 8 aircraft operated by its regional subsidiary brand, QantasLink.

Australian Aviation’s Phil Tarrant was one of the many attendees at the town’s airport who witnessed the extraordinary stunts and the event’s 170 exhibits an 100 cars.