Category: Civil Aviation

A University of Queensland PhD student has worked on a new process that allows carbon-epoxy composite materials to be welded by incorporating a thin layer of weldable material during the manufacturing process. The process has been adopted by Airbus which is a partner in Co-Operative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS), and which developed

Regional Cessna distributor Aeromil Pacific has announced it is bringing back a Citation Sovereign+ to Australia and New Zealand for a demonstration tour from June 7 to 14. The tour follows on from the successful demonstration of the Sovereign+ in Australia in March. “Due to increasing interest from our customers we are pleased to be bringing

The troubled Bombardier CSeries test program has been halted after a reported uncontained engine failure on its FTV1 lead test and development aircraft on May 29. A report in the Wall Street Journal on May 30 says the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine failed during ground runs, and debris was seen coming out of the

Northrop Grumman has announced it has entered into a collaboration with Diamond Aircraft to develop new intelligence-gathering capabilities for the Canadian and international markets. A company release says Northrop Grumman will establish a presence near Diamond Aircraft’s production facility at London International Airport in Ontario. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login