20 June 2017 © David Eyre A Parliamentary inquiry into regional airfares in Western Australia has been launched by the WA Economics and Industry Standing Committee. The newly-elected WA...
Year: 2017
9 June 2017 © David Eyre The author was invited to visit Number 2 Flying Training School at RAAF Base Pearce, north of Perth, Western Australia, to witness the...
6 June 2017 © David Eyre Qatar Airways flights to and from Australia are likely to experience longer flight times and potential delays from today, as a diplomatic rift...
6 June 2017 © David Eyre The City of Karratha is negotiating with Singapore Airlines’ regional subsidiary, SilkAir, for direct flights between Singapore and Karratha from March 2018, on...
2 June 2017 © David Eyre (Photos © Stephan Widmer) Another two Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today commenced their delivery flight...
25 May 2017 © David Eyre A Boeing 707 of the Israeli Air Force made an extremely rare visit to Perth Airport and nearby RAAF Base Pearce on 22-25...
15 May 2017 © David Eyre Indonesian airline Batik Air has announced that it will commence services on the Bali to Perth route from 21 June 2017. Schedule: Flight...
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...
29 April 2017 © David Eyre (Photos © Stephan Widmer) The next two of 49 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today commenced...
27 April 2017 © David Eyre Qantas has confirmed a 24 March 2018 start date for its new Perth-London nonstop flights with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with tickets on sale...
31 March 2017 © David Eyre I am at the controls of a Boeing 737, descending and turning very low over the skyscrapers and alleyways of Hong Kong, on...
11 April 2017 © David Eyre More photos under the Aircraft Photos section of our website Warships from Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Italy, together with Royal Australian Air...
3 January 2017 © David Eyre (UPDATED 4 April 2017) To celebrate 50 years of services to Australia, Singapore Airlines will send an Airbus A350-900 instead of a B777-200ER...
26 March 2017 © David Eyre Batik Air Indonesia announced in Jakarta on 17 March 2017 that its planned international expansion including flights to Perth, Australia, Malaysia, and India,...
22 March 2017 Copyright © David Eyre AviationWA editor David Eyre recently enjoyed the opportunity to fly on Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800 from Perth to Kalgoorlie and return. SEE...