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

11 Oct 2011

AOPA USA and the EAA have unveiled plans that could see thousands more GA pilots not needing aviation medicals to fly.

11 Oct 2011

Oxford Aviation Academy and Swinburne University of Technology are launching a new pilot training program.

10 Oct 2011

Boeing is pitching iPad-based navigation charts to airlines as an alternative to carrying paper manuals.

05 Oct 2011

R44 mast rocking; new incident reporting scheme; tower replacement for Gold Coast; and more.

05 Oct 2011

Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor.

30 Sep 2011

Seabird Aviation has delivered two specially modified Seabird Seekers to Ergon Energy to enable the Queensland energy provider to conduct geo-spatial modelling of its electricity network.

30 Sep 2011

Airservices Australia's Flight Inspection Service will be checking and calibrating a network of navigational aids around the country this month.

30 Sep 2011

The Royal Australian Air Force's oldest and most distinguished squadrons have celebrated their 95th anniversaries at RAAF Base Williamtown in NSW.

30 Sep 2011

Port Macquarie to lose grass runway?; Warrnambool flight paths; GAMA backs biz aviation in Asia Pacific; Croc at Piper HQ; and more.

29 Sep 2011

The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a US$2,425,000 civil penalty against Cessna Aircraft after carbon composite parts of the wing of one of its aircraft came apart during flight.