The Outback Air Race 2018 took competitors from Brisbane to Broome.
Australia’s transport safety investigator has urged the manufacturer of Cessna 210 aircraft, Textron Aviation, to address structural fatigue concerns after an in-flight breakup occurred in May 2019.
The event, one of the biggest airshows post-COVID, will feature a farewell to the RAAF’s F/A-18 Classic Hornets, which are being retired, as well as an aerobatic display by its replacement, the F-35.
Charter, FIFO and special missions operator Cobham has completed its final British Aerospace 146 flight in Western Australia, ending nearly four decades of operations in the state.
A preliminary ATSB report into the cause of an amateur-built Acroduster aerobatic biplane crash near Bribie Island in August has found that two eye bolts used to secure the aircraft's upper wings failed due to fatigue cracking.
The incident saw the two-seat Extra EA-300’s propellor collide with the Guimbal Cabri G2’s fuselage, and the G2’s landing skid in return puncture the aircraft’s fuel tank.