SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change their paths ...

The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical ...

A VIRGIN Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change their paths, Australia’s air traffic ...

New Zealand warned Monday that live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea off Australia by a Chinese battle group were a wake-up call. File Photo by PLA Navy/UPI ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change their ...

Chinese Navy Drill in Tasman Sea Forced 49 Flights to Change Paths, Australian Official Says By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted ...

A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea that forced 49 flights to change their paths, Australia's air ...

On Friday and Saturday, a Chinese Navy flotilla, consisting of its most powerful warship – the Type 055 Renhai class cruiser – held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea, which prompted ...

"By that I mean a broadcast that was picked up by airlines or literally planes that were commercial planes that were flying across the Tasman," he told national broadcaster ABC. The Chinese naval ...

He did not directly address questions about whether more Tasman Sea drills could be expected, or whether Australia and New Zealand would get more timely warnings in future. New Zealand's Foreign ...