Microsoft Flight Simulator has launched World Update 21: Australia, adding more than 30 hand-crafted points of interest, new discovery flights and activities, and a dedicated collaboration with the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Engine manufacturer Continental Aerospace says it is progressing well towards certifying a CD-300 Jet-A engine for retrofitting in Cessna 206 airframes.

Bundaberg-based aircraft and engine manufacturer Jabiru has announced a new European partnership with JDM Aviation, establishing Jabiru Europe as a centralised dealership for aircraft, engines, parts and maintenance support across the continent.

A flight instructor and student pilot have been killed after a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashed into a hangar at Adelaide's Parafield Airport on 29 April, sparking a major fire and injuring ten people on the ground.

The ATSB has published a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation of an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter north-east of Tenterfield, in northern NSW, in March.

WACO Aircraft Corporation has abruptly ceased all aircraft production and maintenance services at its Battle Creek, Michigan facility, in a move that has shocked the GA community.

Europe's premier general aviation trade show wrapped last week with record-breaking numbers, fresh aircraft launches and a business aviation segment that showed no signs of slowing.

Australia's aviation network demonstrated resilience in March despite a challenging backdrop of Middle East conflict, fuel supply uncertainty, adverse weather and mounting cost pressures, according to Airservices Australia's latest monthly network overview.

Technology company magniX announced at the Sun 'n' Fun fly-in last week that they had launched a project to develop an electric engine for GA aircraft.

The ATSB has welcomed air traffic control changes made by Airservices Australia in response to a pair of serious runway excursions involving large passenger airliners at Melbourne Airport in 2023.

Melbourne-based Ansett Aviation Training will award two Beechcraft King Air training scholarships at the 2026 Regional Aviation Association of Australia convention in Cairns this June.

Entrepreneur and aviator Dick Smith has personally funded and installed a monument at Culcairn in southern NSW to mark one of Australia’s most significant early aviation milestones, after becoming frustrated by delays from local authorities.

CASA this week published the deliberations of a Technical Working Group (TWG) that has recommended several changes to the Class 5 medical standard limitations, but will leave the 2000-kg restriction in place.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has opened public consultation on a proposal to repeal a number of legacy airworthiness directives affecting general aviation aircraft, as part of a broader push to modernise regulation.

From the realities of buying your first used aircraft to the fine art of getting it right on the radio, the May/June edition of Australian Flying is packed with practical insights and real-world experience from across the GA spectrum.

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) today announced the line-up of presenters set to address the 2026 RAAA Convention at Cairns in June this year. (Steve Hitchen)