An airport property development consultant has tackled the question of whether GA properly pays its way to support airport maintenance and development.

Surf Life Saving Australia's plans to trial the use of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft to monitor beaches and undertake environmental surveys has raised eyebrows at CASA.

RMIT University student Andrew Webb has been awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the Australian Air Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund (Australian Air Pilots MBF).

AvSafety seminars focus on human factors & online pilot resources; Bankstown Airport NDB out of action; Changes to medical certificate payment process; and more.

GA8 Airvan manufacturer GippsAERO has appointed Florida-based Flightline Group, Inc. as its authorised dealer for the southeastern United States.

Helicopter giant Sikorsky Aerospace has opened what it claims is one of the world's most powerful structures to dynamically balance helicopter main rotor blades at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

CASA has set up a new project to look at the engineering assumptions and conditions that allow piston engines to run beyond a manufacturer's recommended overhaul period.

CASA and the FAA part ways on a serious safety issue regarding action taken following reports of frayed elevator control cables on Bonanzas.

84th anniversary of Bert Hinkler's record flight; Pot carrying C182 pilot enters Obama's no-fly zone; AERO Friedrichshafen 2012; Embraer reaches Phenom milestone; and more.

John Freedman gets the inside word on the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, which was officially opened on June 5, 2011.

The US-based General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) yesterday marked 10 years as an international association at its annual State of the Industry press conference in Washington.

BAC Holdco Pty Limited, which holds the leasehold interests over both Bankstown and Camden Airports, has announced it will sell the two major General Aviation airports.

US-based German couple Detlef Heun and Liliana Tagliamonte provide an update on a lengthy circumnavigation they're currently conducting in their kit-built Vans RV-7.

Gatton Airpark Breakfast Fly-In; Royal Newcastle Aero Club formation team takes on Kiwis; Adelaide business brings over German glider pilots; and more.

Hawker Beechcraft, together with regional distributor Hawker Pacific, have announced the recent delivery of five King Air turboprops to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

An extended photo gallery from a recent tour of the GippsAero factory at LaTrobe Valley Airport in Victoria by our Flight Test Pilot John Absolon.