David Eyre
30 July 2012 © David Eyre: AirAsia is buying a 49% stake in Batavia Air (Indonesia). To meet Indonesia’s foreign ownership laws, the other 51% of Batavia Air is...
Month: July 2012
30 July 2012 © David Eyre WA Police have announced that their long-delayed new $24 million helicopter – Eurocopter AS365N3+ Dauphin 2 VH-WPX, is officially to enter service on...
30 July 2012 As part of a tourism drive in Western Australia’s North West, an annual air show is reportedly to be held at Port Hedland.
© David Eyre – UPDATED 29 July 2012: As reported on AviationWA on 25 November 2011, Perth-based aviation company AVWest was expected to take delivery of its new Viking...
24 July 2012 © David Eyre Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced that the RAAF’s 33-strong fleet of BAE Systems Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainers are to be upgraded....
24 July 2012 © David Eyre Singapore Airlines is increasing services on the Perth – Singapore route during the Northern Winter schedule. A fourth daily service to Singapore will...
13 July 2012 © David Eyre Garuda Indonesia has announced that it is eliminating one of its three daily services between Denpasar (Bali) and Perth. From 26 August 2012,...
11 July 2012 © David Eyre A number of international and domestic flights were diverted to other airports, due to fog at Perth on the morning of Wednesday...
5 July 2012: Virgin Australia has ordered 23 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, plus four options, with the aircraft to be delivered during 2019 – 2021. The airline...
4 July 2012 © David Eyre One day after Qatar Airways first service to Perth, Emirates has announced that from 1 December 2012, it will add a new daytime...
3 July 2012 © David Eyre Qatar Airways’ first flight to Perth arrived this afternoon. The first service was operated by A7-BBI, a Boeing 777-2DZ LR, which is also...
2 July 2012: © David Eyre On 30 March 2012, Perth-based business jet operator AVWest announced that it had placed an order for five Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft...
