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21 October 2022: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Perth with two Boeing 777-300ER of Japan Air Self-Defence Force

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Two Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) arrived at Perth from Tokyo-Haneda on a rare visit.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation were visiting Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018.

80-1112 used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation aboard arrived at 6:47pm and parked at bay 162. PM Kishida got off first at 7pm and boarded a limousine, escorted by WA Police. The rest of the delegation boarded other limousines and a pair of large coach buses.

80-1111 used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, and parked at bay 150 at 7:20pm.

Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022, 80-1111 as ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 001’ and 80-1112 as ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 002’.

80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:48pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:48pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:48pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:48pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:49pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:49pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:50pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, taxying in to park at bay 162 at 6:50pm, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 6:53pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 6:53pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 6:55pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation aboard, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 6:55pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation aboard, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen descending the steps. 80-1112 used callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', and is seen here parked at bay 162 at 7:00pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seen descending the steps. 80-1112 used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, and is seen here parked at bay 162 at 7:00pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 7:01pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation aboard, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 7:01pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation aboard, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Used callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 7:04pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. WA Police escort Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation in a vehicle convoy, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 7:04pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. WA Police escort Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation in a vehicle convoy, to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Used callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 7:05pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded these coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 7:05pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded these coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Used callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 7:08pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 7:08pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Used callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1', parked at bay 162 at 7:16pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' and 80-1111 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2' arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1112 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Used callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’, parked at bay 162 at 7:16pm, shortly after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had just departed in a vehicle convoy and the remainder of the Japanese Government delegation boarded coaches. This visit to Perth was for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting and was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ and 80-1111 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’ arrived within minutes of each other. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:19pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:19pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:19pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' (in the background) arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:19pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ (in the background) arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:19pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, taxying in at 7:21pm to park at bay 150. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, parked at bay 150 at 7:23pm, just after arriving. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' (visible on the left) arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, parked at bay 150 at 7:23pm, just after arriving. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ (visible on the left) arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, parked at bay 150 at 7:28pm, shortly after arriving. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, arriving from Tokyo-Haneda, parked at bay 150 at 7:28pm, shortly after arriving. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 7:51pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 7:51pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 7:51pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 7:51pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 7:56pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 7:56pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 7:57pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 7:57pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 8:16pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 8:16pm, after arriving at 7:20pm from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 21 October 2022. Using callsign 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 2', parked at bay 150 at 8:20pm, one hour after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 'JAPAN AIR FORCE 1' arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.
80-1111 Boeing 777-3SBER of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), at Perth Airport, Western Australia – 21 October 2022. Using callsign ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 2’, parked at bay 150 at 8:20pm, one hour after arriving from Tokyo-Haneda. This aircraft and 80-1112 ‘JAPAN AIR FORCE 1’ arrived with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a Japanese Government delegation to visit Perth for an annual Australia/Japan leaders meeting. This was the first visit by a Japanese Prime Minister to Western Australia since 2018. Both aircraft departed back to Tokyo-Haneda on the night of 22 October 2022. Photo © David Eyre.

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Air New Zealand resumes Boeing 787 Auckland – Perth services, replacing leased Wamos Air A330

29 October 2023
ANA resumes Tokyo – Perth services JA893A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of ANA, at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 29 October 2023. **Resumption of passenger services to Perth by ANA today** Flight NH881 at bay 153, Terminal 1, after arriving from Tokyo-Narita at 7:49pm. It departed as NH882 at 10:31pm. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, ANA suspended Perth services, with their final passenger service on 30 March 2020 (they operated some freight services in January 2021). They have now resumed daily services. Photo © John Slabbert

ANA resumes Tokyo – Perth services

29 October 2023
Firefighting aircraft in Western Australia: October 2023 – April 2024 N1073W/HELITAK 671 Bell 214B-1 BigLifter of McDermott Aviation, at Warradale Park, Landsdale, Western Australia - 29 January 2022. Drawing water from the lake, while fighting a bushfire to the west of Tonkin Highway in Bullsbrook. Operated on firefighting duties in the summer fire season, for the Western Australian Government under the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. Fitted with a 2,700-Litre Isolair 'Tsunami' belly tank. Photo © David Eyre.

Firefighting aircraft in Western Australia: October 2023 – April 2024

15 October 2023