1 November 2013 © David Eyre Qatar Airways became part of the Oneworld airline alliance at midnight on 29 October 2013. The airline was invited to join the alliance...
David Eyre
President, Aviation Association of WA Inc
On 27 September 2013, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) performed a flypast over Perth to mark twenty years of Singapore Air...
28 September 2013 The annual Westfly Fly-In is held at White Gum Farm, near York, Western Australia, in the last weekend of September each year. The event is intended...
15 October 2013 © David Eyre As reported in AviationWA on 30 August 2013, Singapore Airlines’ low-cost arm, Scoot, has confirmed that it will commence services between Perth and...
12 October 2013 © David Eyre A New Runway Opening Fly-In was held at Wagin Airfield (YWGN) on Saturday 12 October 2013, to celebrate the official opening of their...
14 October 2013 © David Eyre Qantas Airways is examining possible replacements for its Boeing 717s, 737-800s, and 747-400s. For the replacement of its 14 Boeing 717s operated by...
The Australian Defence Force has a series of military exercises in the North West of Western Australia. The north west of WA is recognised as a strategically and economically...
Further to a report in AviationWA back in August 2011, Etihad Airways is again mentioned as starting scheduled airline services between Abu Dhabi and Perth, according to an article...
4 October 2013 © David Eyre Lockheed Martin, Pilatus and Hawker Pacific have teamed to compete for the ADF’s Air 5428 pilot training system requirement. The three companies are...
3 October 2013 © David Eyre The Royal Flying Doctor Service, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary, is planning to seek more corporate sponsorship in order to put the...
2 October 2013 © David Eyre The 2013 Sport Aircraft Builders Club (SABC) Annual Fly-In was unfortunately affected by showers during the morning and rain in the afternoon, so...
25 September 2013 © David Eyre WA Transport Minister Troy Buswell yesterday announced the release of the draft State Aviation Strategy, the first developed for Western Australia. WA covers...
25 Sep 2013 © David Eyre Emirates has commenced the withdrawal of its Airbus A340-500 fleet, a type which previously operated Emirates services to Perth. Although the fleet is...
Perth Airport Redevelopment Newsletter – September 2013 Timelapse video of Terminal 1 Arrivals extension being built:
10 September 2013 © David Eyre BAE Systems today announced that it has teamed with CAE and Beechcraft to bid for the Department of Defence’s AIR 5428 project, which...