Drone Alliance Europe has appointed Dannick Riteco as its new director general, putting a founder and regulatory specialist at the head of one of the continent’s main drone industry groups. The association represents a range of companies involved in the European drone sector, including Amazon Prime Air, Google Wing, Zipline, Manna, Wingtra, OneSky and others.
As the NSW Government pushes its "Transport Oriented Development" (TOD) program to address a generational housing shortage, a secondary, invisible regulatory layer is quietly capping the state’s ambitions. Across Sydney’s inner-ring, the city's skyline isn't being determined by architects or urban planners, but by 70-year-old aviation safety frameworks that many in the property sector argue are failing to reflect the precision of 21st-century flight.
Pictured L-R: Zaki Abu Ghazaleh – Textron Aviation General Manager Australia Service Centre, Brendan Pihan – CEO Essendon Fields, Brian Rohloff – Textron Aviation Senior Vice President Customer Support, Stefan Wenger – Textron Aviation Vice President International Service Centers (EU & APAC), Paul Keleher – Essendon Fields COO, Sergio Lopez – Textron Aviation Vice President
This 10-seat, single-engine turbine powerhouse is confirmed to make its Australian debut at the RotorTech 2026 Vertical Flight Exposition, hosted by the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) on the Gold Coast from 6-8 May. As the largest aircraft ever developed by the California-based manufacturer, the R88 is being hailed as the “ute of the sky,”
For many students, aviation can feel distant – something that happens high above them or far beyond the classroom. The Aviators in Schools program is changing that by bringing aviation professionals directly into schools and showing students how STEM subjects come to life in the real world. Part of CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in Schools initiative,
Gender diversity in Australia’s aviation industry has been a longstanding challenge, but how much has changed in recent years? A new research project led by Swinburne University, in collaboration with Aviation/Aerospace Australia (A/AA), is seeking to better understand the current state of inclusion across the sector. The study focuses on how visible and inclusive the