17 December 2015 copyright © David Eyre Etihad Airways today confirmed that it will upgrade its daily Perth-Abu Dhabi flights to the Boeing 787-9 from 1 June 2016, replacing...
Year: 2015
3 December 2015 [UPDATED 10 DEC 2015] © David Eyre Japan Airlines (JAL) and ANA are considering flights between Tokyo and Perth. JAL Chairman Masaru Onishi stated this in...
22 November 2015 – copyright © David Eyre Virgin Australia and Perth Airport today celebrated the start of operations at the new Terminal 1 Domestic, located between T1 International...
19 November 2015 © David Eyre Malindo Air operated their first service to Perth (also their first service to Australia) today. Boeing 737-800 9M-LNW operated the inaugural flight, arriving...
16 November 2015 © David Eyre To mark Qantas’ 95th anniversary, Boeing 737-800 VH-VXQ has been painted in another retro livery, as worn by Qantas Boeing 707s from 1959...
13 November 2015 © David Eyre Perth Airport held a media event this evening, to provide a preview of the newly-completed Virgin Australia Terminal 1 Domestic Pier, which opens...
13 November 2015 © David Eyre Regional Express (Rex) has been selected by the WA Government as the preferred tendered for the Perth-Albany and Perth-Esperance routes, using Saab 340B...
9 November 2015 © David Eyre Perth Airport has announced that it has begun upgrading its infrastructure and navigational aids to permit Category III Low Visibility Operations by early...
5 November 2015 – copyright © David Eyre If you want fun, affordable flying, or want to start a flying career, then Recreational Aviation may be for you. Recreational...
1 November 2015 © David Eyre Cathay Pacific Airways today unveiled their new (or revised) livery at a ceremony in Hong Kong. The first aircraft to be painted in...
27 Oct 2015 article copyright © David Eyre Perth Airport and Virgin Australia have announced that the new $200 million Terminal 1 (T1) Domestic Pier will commence operations from...
21 October 2015 copyright © David Eyre (UPDATED 27 OCT 2015) Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) has announced that it is selling all eight of its Fokker 50 aircraft...
7 October 2015 copyright © David Eyre (UPDATED 9 OCT 2015) Langley Park will see what may be its last ever use as an airstrip on Saturday 17 October...
9 September 2015 © David Eyre (UPDATED 5 OCT 2015) Malindo Air is to introduce flight services using Boeing 737-900ER aircraft from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, from 19 November...
6 September 2015 – copyright © David Eyre Minister for Defence Kevin Andrews MP announced the selection of the ‘Team 21′ consortium of Lockheed Martin, Pilatus and Hawker Pacific...