30 December 2020 © David Eyre COVID-19 travel restrictions/bans: 1 February 2020: Australian Government imposed a travel ban on anyone arriving from, or transiting through, mainland China, unless they...
Year: 2020
David Eyre and Brenden Scott have compiled a list and photos of the fire fighting aircraft in Western Australia for the summer fire season (Oct 2020 – April 2021)....
21 December 2020 © David Eyre China Southern West Australian Flying College (CSWAFC) has entered voluntary liquidation today (21 December 2020), with 62 staff losing their jobs. Their Grob...
18 December 2020 David Eyre Alliance has seized opportunities and purchased a total of 30 Embraer E190 regional jets at prices below market value. On 4 August 2020, Alliance...
16 September 2020 © David Eyre The Perth Airport Public Viewing Area on Dunreath Drive has re-opened today, after being closed for nearly six months due to the Coronavirus...
31 August 2020 © David Eyre (UPDATED 3 January 2021) Qantas Group acquires National Jet Systems On 20 May 2020, Cobham Australia and Qantas Group announced that Qantas will...
25 July 2020 © David Eyre After almost 50 years of reliable Boeing 747 services, Qantas has retired their final ‘Queen of the Skies’, Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ ‘Wunala’. Qantas...
24 July 2020 © David Eyre Police Minister Michelle Roberts today announced that Western Australia Police Airwing’s next generation helicopter will be the new five-bladed Airbus Helicopters H145, with...
13 June 2020 David Eyre The Federal Government Regional Airports Program is a competitive grants program intended to improve the safety of aircraft, operators and passengers using regional airports...
31 May 2020 David Eyre The Western Australian Government has informed the City of Busselton that $9.5 million in State funding for the planned expansion of Busselton-Margaret River airport...
6 May 2020 David Eyre The Federal Government’s annual RAU Program enhances the safety and accessibility of aerodromes in remote towns to assist the movement of essential good and...
25 March 2020 © David Eyre The Observation Deck on Level 3 of Terminal 1 International at Perth Airport has been closed until further notice, due to the Coronavirus...
6 February 2020 © David Eyre Singapore Airlines today announced it would increase capacity on the Singapore / Perth route by adding a fifth daily service, starting from 1...
3 February 2020 David Eyre Qantas Boeing 747-438ER, VH-OEE, today operated a repatriation flight to evacuate Australian citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Coronavirus (later named...
21 January 2020 © David Eyre Construction has commenced of a new pay-per-use premium airport lounge in Terminal 1 International at Perth Airport. Sadly for aviation enthusiasts and the...