David Eyre
28 July 2011: From 17 October 2011, Virgin Australia will start services with the Skywest ATR72s on the following routes: Brisbane to Gladstone – two services daily from 17...
Month: July 2011
Air New Zealand postpones retirement of Boeing 767-300ER & 747-400 due to Boeing 787 delivery delays
Air New Zealand postpones retirement of Boeing 767-300ER & 747-400 due to Boeing 787 delivery delays
22 July 2011: Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9s will now not enter service until late 2014, due to production and development delays at Boeing. The 787-9’s original delivery date...
15 July 2011 © David Eyre Jetstar’s CEO stated that the airline is in talks with Airbus regarding the A320neo (New Engine Option) but would not say when the...
15 July 2011 © David Eyre Jetstar announced that it will add five new Airbus A320 and two Airbus A330 aircraft to support expansion of its Singapore operations. By...
13 July 2011: Thai Airways International has announced that it plans to increase the number of aircraft to be decommissioned as new types enter service. The airline will now...
11 July 2011 © David Eyre: As reported on AviationWA on 3 April 2011, QantasLink is to open a Perth base with Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s. Further details are now...
8 July 2011: Alliance Airlines has added two Fokker 70 aircraft to their current fleet of Fokker 100s and Fokker 50s. These 2 F70’s formerly saw service with Malev...
8 July 2011 © David Eyre: Strategic Airlines is to take delivery of a fourth Airbus A320 in October, with the aircraft coming “from Europe” – Strategic has subsidiary...
Some new colourschemes or decals to keep an eye out for at Perth: Jetstar (slightly) revised titles Jetstar’s latest A320, which is going to Jetstar Asia in Singapore as...
4 July 2011: The Civil Aviation Safety Authority grounded Tiger Airways Australia from midnight last Friday (1 July 2011), declaring that the airline posed a serious and imminent...
