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The latest news from General Aviation Australia and around the world.

08 Dec 2011

New Airservices Chairman named; Kent Pietsch re-enacts Pearl Harbour incident; Cirrus SF50 Vision jet announcement coming; FAA boss resigns following DUI; Hawker Beechcraft halts Hawker 200; and much more.

08 Dec 2011

Cessna has launched a safety initiative to educate 100- and 200-series single-engine piston aircraft owners about new supplemental aircraft inspection procedures.

06 Dec 2011

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its final report into a fatal Robinson R44 controlled flight into water incident near Lilli Pilli Bay, NSW that occurred on April 24, 2011.

06 Dec 2011

CASA is seeking comment from flight training operators on a raft of proposed changes as part of CASR Part 141.

05 Dec 2011

Airservices Australia has today marked the graduation of 27 trainee air traffic controllers, who have obtained their first licence endorsement from its Learning Academy in Melbourne.

02 Dec 2011

Jetman soars with Breitling Jet Team; Diamond DA42-NG flies Alice to Sydney on $450; ATSB's take on "exploding" iPhone; Princess Mary visits RFDS; and more.

01 Dec 2011

CASA has set up a project to review the rules currently covering the operations of remotely piloted aircraft in Australia and to develop a package of new guidance material.

30 Nov 2011

An extended photo gallery from our recent flight test of the next-generation Diamond DA42 L360 light twin. All photos by John Absolon.

30 Nov 2011

An awesome collection of photos taken by Brett Pulford at the Barossa Airshow, held at Rowland Flat Airfield in the Barossa Valley on Sunday November 6.

29 Nov 2011

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its preliminary investigation report into an unusual incident that saw a Cheetah Sierra 200 LSA collide with a Ferris wheel last month.