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

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

A series of unexpected live-fire drills by Chinese naval vessels in the Tasman Sea has sparked criticism from Australia and ...

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

Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships potentially ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

While New Zealand deputy prime minister Winston ... when they’re on the wing,” Ms Collins told RNZ. Mr Curran, AirServices Australia’s deputy chief executive, highlighted the contrast ...