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 ...

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

Australia's defense forces, joined by close ally New Zealand, have been monitoring ... flights planned in the area," government agency Airservices Australia said in a statement.

Planes first heard about a live-fire drill when a Virgin Australia pilot picked up a Chinese navy broadcast. Read more at ...

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

Airservices Australia Deputy CEO Peter Curran told ... flotilla of three Chinese warships conducting the exercise. The New Zealand and Australian governments said China did not issue a Notice ...

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.