Australian Aviation

Rolls-Royce has announced it has dispatched the first production Trent XWB engine for the first production Airbus A350 which is due to enter service later this year with Qatar Airways. The Trent XWB is specifically designed for and is the exclusive engine available on the A350, and more than 1,600 engines have already sold to

The 182T, the last of the avgas burning 182 series is classic Cessna – solid and dependable Racing across an azure autumn sky two thoughts suddenly occurred to me – not only did the original 182 fly nearly 60 years ago – but the type is still in production today! Entirely conventional both in appearance

Singapore Pioneers Aglcms A leading edge system development at Changi Airport will provide a step change in aircraft ground routing. The potential integration with other systems presents the opportunity to improve the efficiency and safety of airport operations. In April 2013 Singapore Changi Airport completed system acceptance testing of an Advanced Guidance Lighting Control and

#AvGenY In the same way that young people’s work expectations are changing, so are the education requirements demanded by industry. Aerospace manufacturers and airlines now require young people to demonstrate a far broader range of skills than just a CPL. The question is are university programs really equipping students with the skills that airlines, manufacturers

Franco-Italian regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has recorded 100 sales for its ATR-42 and ATR-72 models in just the first four months of 2014. The company says its products currently account for 80 per cent of all regional aircraft sales up to 90-seats announced to date this year, and already exceeds the 89 total sales it logged

Unmanned combat aircraft are bound for the carrier flightdeck The US Navy was due to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) to industry by the end of April for its Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) requirement. As its name suggests, the UCLASS program is intended to deliver a carrier-borne unmanned platform