Category: General Aviation

The National Aerial Firefighting Centre of Australia (NAFC) is inviting tenders for the services of a small number of piloted, conventional, light fixed-wing aircraft for reconnaissance of bushfires and associated tasks during the bushfire season for three years beginning in 2013-14, with a possible extensions up to a total of five years. At this stage

GippsAero has delivered its 200th GA8 Airvan, with the aircraft being delivered to sales and support dealer Hawker Pacific. The 200th GA8 is a turbocharged aircraft with a full-fuel payload of more than 545kg. It features a quick-change configuration interior and a steel undercarriage – signature features of the aircraft designed to withstand the demands

More than 70 aircraft flew into history when they took part in the largest civilian flyover in Australian history and the first ever over the Blue Mountains on May 25. Thousands flocked to witness the 75 aircraft fly overhead to mark the bicentenary of the first recognised European crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland,

Cessna has flown the first production configured Turbo Skylane 182 JT-A. The aircraft has the distinction of being the first modern single-engine aircraft powered by a piston engine specifically designed to run on Jet-A fuel. “The Turbo Skylane JT-A performed just as expected,” said Cessna senior test pilot Dale Bleakney. “We flew for 2.3 hours,