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Rolls-Royce has demonstrated fuel savings of more than 13 per cent after assembly and ground testing of the first enhanced T56 engines for a WP-3D Orion ‘Hurricane Hunter’ belonging to the US National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The ‘Series 3.5’ upgrade of the venerable T56 has been designed to not only reduce fuel consumption but

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has backed moves to repeal the 1992 Qantas Sale Act (QSA). In a media release the RAAA said the QSA “unfairly restricted” Qantas which it says is an “historical anachronism needing to be removed in order to keep competition on an even playing field.” This content is available

Captain Doug Whitbourn, an ERJ-135 pilot with Brisbane-based JETGO, has retired after a distinguished career spanning 54 years. Captain Whitbourn flew his final flight, JG6 from the Osborne Mine to Brisbane on February 14, and was fittingly given a water cannon salute by two ARFF fire trucks on his arrival. This content is available exclusively

The founding commanding officer of the RAAF’s Roulettes display team, SQNLDR (ret) Philip Dunn died in Canberra on February 17, aged 79 . SQNLDR Dunn was the Roulettes’ first commanding officer after the team was established and flew its first display at Point Cook in December 1970, and had previously flown with the RAF’s renowned Red Arrows

Aeromil Pacific will bring a new Cessna Citation Sovereign+ to Australia for a demonstration tour in March. The new Sovereign+ features the Garmin G5000 avionics suite in a redesigned flight deck, the Cessna Clairity cabin management system, new blended winglets giving greater climb performance and range, and a new increased warranty. This content is available

A new infra-red search and track (IRST) system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has commenced flight trials in the US. The system, designed by Lockheed Martin and developed from the IRST used on the F-14D Tomcat, has been adapted to fit in the front half of a Super Hornet centreline auxiliary fuel tank. The sensor allows