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Record-breaking teenager Lachlan Smart was among the crowds that gathered at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield over the weekend for the inaugural Brisbane Valley Air Show. Smart is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo in a single-engine aircraft, having completed his 24,000nm journey in a Cirrus SR-22 on Friday August 26, when he landed

Mark Skidmore has resigned as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) chief executive and director of aviation safety (DAS) after less than two years in the role. In an email to staff on Thursday, Skidmore said the decision to step down was made for personal reasons. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Convenor of the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) and industry stalwart Rob Rich has resigned from his role and executive position on the association’s board for a well-earned retirement, which became effective on June 30. “Rob’s passion and enthusiasm for the helicopter industry has not wavered in the almost 50 years I have known him,”

Airbus and its parent company Airbus Group have appointed a senior Qantas executive to be its new chief information officer (CIO). Luc Hennekens, who was previously CIO at Qantas, would take up his new role at the airframe on October 1, Airbus said in a statement. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.