PHOTOS: Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 visits Perth on 50th anniversary of services to Australia: 5 April 2017
David Eyre 
9V-SMK Airbus A350-941 (MSN 084) of Singapore Airlines, at Perth Airport - Wed 5 April 2017. First visit to Perth, a one-off visit (instead of the usual Boeing 777-200ER) to commemorate the 50 years of Singapore Airlines services to Perth. Flight SQ213 from Singapore, landing on runway 21 at 12:29pm. Photo © David Eyre
First visit to Perth, a one-off visit (instead of the usual Boeing 777-200ER) to commemorate the 50 years of Singapore Airlines services to Perth. Flight SQ213 from Singapore, taxying in on Taxiway T at 12:35pm, with a water cannon welcome by the local Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service crew. Photo © David Eyre
To celebrate 50 years of services to Australia, Singapore Airlines sent an Airbus A350-900 instead of the usual Boeing 777-200ER to Perth on the SQ213/SQ226 service on 5 April 2017.
This was a one-off special visit only, although the airline has previously stated that it intends using A350s on Perth services in the next few years.
AviationWA was granted special access by Singapore Airlines and Perth Airport to photograph the event.
