US start-up Maxwell Aircraft is developing a hybrid-electric amphibian based on the composite Gweduck, designed to carry 2000 lb of cargo over 1000 nm.

CASA has repealed 18 uniquely Australian structural fatigue airworthiness directives for ageing GA aircraft, but owners will still need to manage fatigue through manufacturer requirements.

HARS will fly its Southern Cross replica into Balranald on 10 November, 93 years after Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s original aircraft visited the town.

The ATSB has published a preliminary report into its ongoing investigation of a Bonanza light aircraft’s collision with terrain at Stockleigh, south of Brisbane, on 7 September.

New Zealand manufacturer Vickers Aircraft announced this week that they would develop a new four-seat single to fit the new FAR Part 22 (MOSAIC) rules.

A survey of Australia’s aerial firefighting pilots has registered positive sentiment around tasking and communication within the sector, but some concern around safety and reporting culture.

Pratt and  Whitney Canada (PWC) last week launched a new clean-sheet turbo-prop engine to augment their existing range.

An instructor was likely conducting spin recovery practice in an aircraft type that is not approved for intentional spinning, before a fatal accident off Goolwa, South Australia, an ATSB investigation has found.

The federal government has committed $10 million to finish upgrades at flood-damaged Cloncurry Airport, a key FIFO hub for North West Queensland’s mining industry.

Downer Group has been awarded the contract to upgrade Albany Airport, with construction due to start in late 2026.

CASA last week published consultation feedback on two new operational classifications that would not require an Air Operators Certificate despite being closely associated with revenue flights.

Sydney-based charter operator Navair has taken delivery of a new Embraer Phenom 300E

Worn latch and internal sub-parts led to the disconnection of part of a pilot’s five-point restraint during an aerobatic manoeuvre, resulting in minor injuries and a loss of control, an ATSB investigation report details.

Giovanni Pascale Langer has been appointed CEO of Tecnam, with his father Paolo Pascale Langer moving into the role of President.

Sikorsky Australia is marking 10 years of its purpose-built sustainment and logistics facility at Nowra, which has become a key hub for maintaining the Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk fleet.

A $2.3 million upgrade has resurfaced the airstrip at Kalumburu, the remote Kimberley community that relies on air access when wet season floods cut its only road.