2016 – AviationWA

VH-NMO Grumman Albatross leaves Perth, heading for Avalon in Victoria

VH-NMO Grumman G-111 Albatross (MSN G-464) of Catalina Airlines Pty Ltd, at Jandakot Airport – 22 Decenber 2016.

VH-NMO Grumman Albatross leaves Perth, heading for Avalon in Victoria

Keith Anderson 22 December 2016

22 December 2016 © Keith Anderson and David Eyre Grumman G-111 Albatross VH-NMO of Catalina Airlines made its first flight in three years, and perhaps its last flight in...

VH-EOG / BOMBER 602 Air Tractor AT-802 (MSN 802-0185), named 'Tumblin' Dice', owned by Dunn Aviation (Mal Dunn Pty Ltd), over the Swan River, Perth - Tue 26 January 2016 - Australia Day City of Perth Air Show 2016. Firefighting demonstration. Photo © Daniel Kitlar

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Fire Fighting Aircraft in Western Australia 2016 – 2017: photos and list available

David Eyre 14 December 2016

14 December 2016 © David Eyre, additional info by Brenden Scott. Photos and a list of the fire fighting aircraft in Western Australia for the 2016-2017 summer fire season...

Qantas confirms direct Perth – London flights from March 2018 using Terminal 3

David Eyre 11 December 2016

11 December 2016 © David Eyre Qantas will commence the first regular passenger service to directly link Australia with Europe, with the announcement today of direct Perth-London services from...

Qantas and Perth Airport in dispute over planned Perth-Europe direct flights

Perth Airport Terminal 1 in 2016. This view was taken during a quiet moment - during peak times, all of these gates are occupied. Visible are an AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320-200 opposite Bay 155 and a Qantas Boeing 737-800 at Bay 153. Photo © Perth Airport

Qantas and Perth Airport in dispute over planned Perth-Europe direct flights

David Eyre 22 November 2016

22 November 2016 © David Eyre Qantas aims to start direct flights between Perth and Europe, but only if Perth Airport permits international operations from Terminals 3 and 4...

Airport Link rail project underway

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Airport Link rail project underway

David Eyre 3 November 2016

3 November 2016 © David Eyre Construction of the Forrestfield Airport Link rail project, which will link Perth Airport with the Perth CBD, was officially launched today. Western Australian...

Superlight Aircraft Club of WA fly-in at Bindoon Airfield: 29 October 2016

VH-OIM Thorp T-18CW Tiger (MSN 1100) owned by Stuart D Anderson; 19-6900/'69' Fisher Celebrity (MSN 1); 55-3658 Australian LightWing GR-912 (MSN 130, ex VH-JAS) and 24-8245 Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat (MSN A22LS-150) at Superlight Aircraft Club of WA Fly-In, Bindoon Airfield (YBOO) - Sat 29 October 2016. Photo © Jonathan Williams

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Superlight Aircraft Club of WA fly-in at Bindoon Airfield: 29 October 2016

David Eyre 29 October 2016

29 October 2016 © David Eyre; Photos © Jonathan Williams The Super Light Aircraft Club of WA (Inc) held a fly-in at Bindoon Airfield on Saturday 29 October 2016...

Dutch Royal Family arrive in Perth on Fokker 70 PH-KBX: 28 October 2016

PH-KBX Fokker 70 (MSN 11547) of the Dutch Government, at Perth Airport - Friday 28 October 2016. Arriving from Denpasar on runway 21 at 7:09pm as 'KLM 9927', as it is operated by KLM Cityhopper. First visit to Perth, with the Dutch Royal Family on their official tour of Australia. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands are visiting, along with Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and Trade Minister Liliane Ploumen. Their official duties in Perth will be on 31 October and 1 November 2016, then the aircraft will depart to Canberra. The registration KBX stands for Koningin BeatriX (Queen Beatrix, although she is actually a Princess). As KLM Cityhopper is retiring their Fokker 70s in mid-2017, there will be no air and ground crews to operate this aircraft and its operating costs are increasing as it is 20 years old. The Fokker 70 can only travel in hops of around 2,000 kilometres, requiring multiple stops. It is to be replaced next year, reportedly by a Boeing 737-700 BBJ. The King is trained to fly the Fokker 70 and often does. He is now training to fly the 737-700. Photo © Marcus Graff

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Dutch Royal Family arrive in Perth on Fokker 70 PH-KBX: 28 October 2016

David Eyre 28 October 2016

28 October 2016 © David Eyre King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Perth today aboard PH-KBX Fokker 70 (MSN 11547) of the Dutch Government, to...

Construction of new Royal Flying Doctor Service hangar progressing

VH-ZWO Pilatus PC-12/45 (MSN 467) of Royal Flying Doctor Service (Western Operations) in front of the new RFDS hangar under construction, at Jandakot Airport - Fri 28 October 2016. $3.9 million was provided by Lotterywest to construct the new hangar, which will be used for three Pilatus PC-24 jets being delivered to RFDS Western Operations. The first PC-24 arrives in early 2018, the second soon after and the third in 2019. One of the current hangars is on the right, with three Pilatus PC-12 turboprops undergoing maintenance inside. Photo © David Eyre

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Construction of new Royal Flying Doctor Service hangar progressing

David Eyre 28 October 2016

28 October 2016 © David Eyre Construction of the new hangar for Royal Flying Doctor Service (Western Operations) is making progress. In March 2016, the WA Government announced that...

Qantas unveils revised livery and logo

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Qantas unveils revised livery and logo

David Eyre 27 October 2016

Thursday 27 October 2016 © David Eyre Qantas has today unveiled a revised livery and logo, in preparation for its introduction of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in late 2017....

Perth Airport Terminal 1 celebrates 30 years: 25 October 2016

Perth Airport International Terminal (Terminal 1) in 1986. In this view are three Boeing 747-200B aircraft of Singapore Airlines on Bay 54, Cathay Pacific on Bay 53 and Qantas on Bay 52, with a Qantas 747-300 on Bay 51. Photo © Aviation Institute Journal via Perth Airport

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Perth Airport Terminal 1 celebrates 30 years: 25 October 2016

David Eyre 25 October 2016

25 October 2016 © David Eyre Perth Airport today celebrated 30 years since the official opening of Terminal 1 (T1) International. Official opening: 25 October 1986 On Saturday 25...

CANCELLED: Langley Park Fly-in: 15 October 2016

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CANCELLED: Langley Park Fly-in: 15 October 2016

David Eyre 8 October 2016

8 October 2016 © David Eyre (UPDATED 13 October 2016) UPDATE: Heritage Perth has advised that the event is CANCELLED: “A site inspection at Langley Park has revealed recent and unseasonal...