Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted ...

Why China’s controversial navy drills have triggered a row with Australia and New Zealand - Beijing’s unexpected exercises ...

Pilots first heard about a Chinese live-fire naval exercise near Australia last week when already in the air, receiving ...

monitored by the navies and air forces of Australia and New Zealand. “The Civil Aviation Authority and Airservices Australia ...

The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial ...

Virgin Australia said it was following Airservices Australia instructions, but did not say whether its New Zealand services had been diverted. Pilots of Virgin, Qantas and Emirates flights from ...

The three vessels sparked an alert for commercial pilots and forced flights on Australia-New Zealand routes to be diverted on ...

Airservices Australia, which is responsible for aviation ... Marles said Australian ships and aircraft were working with New Zealand's military to keep an eye on a Chinese naval taskforce.

Virgin Australia and Emirates aircraft heard the Chinese flotilla's radio notification about a live-firing test off the ...

Air New Zealand, the country's national carrier, said in a statement it had "modified flight paths as needed to avoid the ...

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government has warned international airlines flying between Australian ...

Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Friday.