Year: 2016
Keith Anderson 
David Eyre
The Sport Aircraft Builders Club held their Annual Fly-in at Serpentine Airfield on Sunday 25 September 2016. SEE OUR PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT
22 September 2016 © David Eyre Air Mauritius is to operate additional summer seasonal flights on the Perth-Mauritius route using Airbus A340-300s, in addition to the regular twice weekly...
20 September 2016 © David Eyre Virgin Australia plans to launch new Perth-Abu Dhabi services three times weekly with Airbus A330-200s from 9 June 2017. This will be the...
14 September 2016 © David Eyre Television networks Seven and Nine have started a contract for shared helicopter news operations across Australia, including Perth, thereby ceasing their own separate...
9 September 2016 © David Eyre Austrian pilot Hannes Arch, one of highly-skilled pilots to fly in the Red Bull Air Race series, tragically died in a helicopter crash...
9 September 2016 © David Eyre Qatar Airways made the first visit by one of their Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Perth, which was also only the second A350 ever...
23 August 2016 © David Eyre Hybrid airships are being proposed for transporting cargo to remote areas, such as mine sites, and may eventually be seen in Western Australia’s...
23 August 2016 © David Eyre Air New Zealand is planning to retire their Boeing 767 fleet on 31 March 2017, with NZ108 from Sydney to Auckland as their...
20 August 2016 © David Eyre (Photo copyright Stephan Widmer – used with permission) Following the inaugural flight by the first RAAF PC-21 A54-001/ HB-HWA on 21 July 2016,...
8 August 2016 © David Eyre Following the inaugural flight by the first RAAF PC-21 A54-001/ HB-HWA on 21 July 2016, the RAAF’s second PC-21, A54-002/HB-HWB (MSN...
7 August 2016 © David Eyre Perth today saw the arrival of the first of four Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft, VH-XNC (MSN 5619), which will replace five Aerorescue Dornier...
2 August 2016 © David Eyre Westcoast Jet Fighters is considering the purchase of a Polish-designed PZL TS-11 Iskra jet trainer, due to the long-term grounding of their Czech...
1 August 2016 © David Eyre In an article in the Bangkok Post, Thai Lion Air is reported as planning scheduled services from Bangkok-Din Mueang via Bali to Perth...
27 July 2016 © David Eyre Malaysia Airlines has ordered 25 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, and taken options on a further 25 737 Max 8 or Max 9,...
