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It was decommissioned as part of the installation of the new 2450m, $334m runway which was opened in June, 2020. An Airservices Australia spokeswoman said safety was the organisation's first priority and the flights were diverted due to limited visibility. McDermott Aviation managing director Simon McDermott said the chief pilot of his fixed-wing aircraft had reported clear conditions on the Coast and told him the diverted planes would've been able to land on the old runway. Sunshine Coast Airport's head of corporate relations Ayllie White said that was not the case. "The southern sectio...

"Our common interest was basically helicopters and surfing," he said. Mr McDermott started out in aviation as an aircraft engineer with Ansett Airlines. He took up flying aeroplanes for a hobby in 1976. "I was backpacking through Europe in 1977 and I watched a helicopter spraying grape vines along the Moselle River and I said that's what I wanted to do and that's how it started," he said. Noosa Surf Club has just run the Shirley Strachan Memorial Swim in honour of the Skyhooks legendary lead singer. He met Strachan after the late Skyhooks lead singer Strachan moved to Noosa. Strachan ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Three trailblazing Sunshine Coast companies are changing the way bushfires are detected and defeated in an emergency response where minutes can make a world of difference. Fireball International, Helitak and McDermott Aviation have linked up to put world-first technology to use. Fireball International uses a series of artificial intelligence systems that collect and analyse data of ground based sensors, cameras and satellites to detect and report bushfires in less than three minutes after they start. Founder and CEO Christopher Tylor said every minute counted ...