3 April 2013 © David Eyre China Southern commenced services to Perth on 9 November 2011 on the Beijing – Guangzhou – Perth route, which was operated by Airbus...
Year: 2013
2 April 2013 © David Eyre As reported on AviationWA on 4 February 2013, Jetstar Asia (Singapore) is providing additional morning services between Singapore and Perth from April 2013,...
31 March 2013 © David Eyre Qantas new partnership arrangement with Emirates commenced today – Sunday 31 March 2013 (Easter Sunday). To celebrate the new partnership today, Qantas A380...
27 March 2013 © David Eyre The Singapore High Court has given its approval for the takeover of Skywest Airlines by Virgin Australia. This was the last remaining regulatory...
27 March 2013 © David Eyre The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave final approval on 27 March 2013 for Qantas and Emirates to proceed with their proposed...
27 March 2013 AirAsia X is increasing flight frequency between Kuala Lumpur and Perth. The current D7 232/ D7 233 service currently operates on Tue, Wed, Fri and Sun,...
18 March 2013 © David Eyre In an article by Steve Creedy in The Australian, Qantas CEO Domestic, Lyell Strambi says that the airline believes that there is enough...
9 March 2013 © David Eyre Bristow Group has placed major helicopter orders at the 2013 Heli-Expo in Las Vegas, USA. The orders include 26 Sikorsky S-76D, 12 Eurocopter...
2 March 2013 © David Eyre Perth Airport’s new $120 million Terminal 2 (formerly known as “Terminal WA”) commenced operations today, with the departure at 7:23am of Fokker 100...
2 March 2013 © David Eyre Philippine Airlines has confirmed that it will commence services from Manila via Darwin to Perth from 1 June 2013, four times per week...
1 March 2013 © David Eyre In an statement to the London Stock Exchange, Skywest has announced a $1.7million loss for the six months ended 31 December 2012, but...
22 February 2013 © David Eyre Qantas has announced that it will order five more Boeing 737-800s and will upgrade the cabins of all of its Airbus A330s,...
22 February 2013 © David Eyre The United Nations’ aviation agency, ICAO, has agreed on certification procedures to support a new carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standard for aircraft, as...
20 February 2013 © David Eyre Rio Tinto has committed $6 million to fund the Rio Tinto Life Flight Hawker 800XP, VH-RIO, for an additional four years. The jet...
19 February 2013 © David Eyre Helicopter shark patrols in the South West of WA will be continued during the March 2013 long weekend and the Easter break. The...