CASA seeks further feedback on proposed Bankstown southeast VFR corridor

The Royal Australian Air Force is developing an autonomous uncrewed aerial system based on the Jabiru 400 airframe as part of a broader push to modernise logistics supply chains across northern Australia.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has launched World Update 21: Australia, adding more than 30 hand-crafted points of interest, new discovery flights and activities, and a dedicated collaboration with the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Engine manufacturer Continental Aerospace says it is progressing well towards certifying a CD-300 Jet-A engine for retrofitting in Cessna 206 airframes.

Bundaberg-based aircraft and engine manufacturer Jabiru has announced a new European partnership with JDM Aviation, establishing Jabiru Europe as a centralised dealership for aircraft, engines, parts and maintenance support across the continent.

A flight instructor and student pilot have been killed after a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashed into a hangar at Adelaide's Parafield Airport on 29 April, sparking a major fire and injuring ten people on the ground.

The ATSB has published a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation of an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter north-east of Tenterfield, in northern NSW, in March.

The ATSB has welcomed air traffic control changes made by Airservices Australia in response to a pair of serious runway excursions involving large passenger airliners at Melbourne Airport in 2023.

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