The 2025 CASA Wings Awards winners have been announced, recognising the people and organisations strengthening Australian general aviation through leadership, instruction, community engagement and service.

Consistent with an attempt to avoid cloud, a Cirrus SR20 reversed course at low altitude along a valley, before flying into densely forested terrain in Budawang National Park, on the NSW south coast, an ATSB investigation report details.

US manufacturers Piper and Cessna fought a tight battle for leadership in the single-engined trainer market in 2025, with the C172SP and PA28 eventually separated by just three airframes.

LifeFlight has added 33 new critical care doctors to its aeromedical workforce, strengthening its capacity to deliver emergency retrieval services across Queensland.

Australia’s largest skydiving operator has been accused of seeking to replace local tandem instructors with overseas workers during ongoing pay negotiations, as industrial action continues across the country.

The Royal Australian Air Force is set to significantly expand its C-130J training capacity, with Lockheed Martin to deliver a suite of advanced simulators and training devices designed to support fleet growth and accelerate aircrew readiness.

A new aviation-integrated residential development in Temora is offering pilots the opportunity to live where they fly, with exclusive hangar-home packages now available at SkyPark within the Temora Airpark Estate.

With very few exceptions, air shows in Australia come and go with time. They flourish for short periods, then disappear as the momentum slows. Avalon is one of those exceptions, and another that has defied the trend is the Tyabb Airshow in Victoria.

CASA has opened applications for its 2026 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Scholarship Program, offering three scholarships worth $5,000 each

Across the year, the ATSB released 304 safety products, with aviation investigations and safety messaging forming a major component of that output.

Award-winning Australian writer, filmmaker and explorer Damien Lay will launch his debut novel Of Air and Men in Sydney on 24 February 2026,

The University of Adelaide has secured a $400,000 grant from the National Foundation for Australia–China Relations (NFACR) to deliver a two-year project aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The pioneering aviation work and research which Lawrence Hargrave undertook at Stanwell Park and exploration of artefacts of early Australian aviation heritage will be in focus at a special tour held on Saturday 14 February.

The G3 Vision Jet offers expanded seating options to accommodate six adults and one child, ATC Datalink and more. 

A new program is taking aviation expertise into classrooms across Australia to inspire an interest in STEM and help prepare students for jobs of the future.

An ATSB preliminary report details the sequence of events leading up to the midair collision of two Van’s light aircraft returning to land at Wedderburn airfield, south-west of Sydney, as part of a formation flight.