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,...
David Eyre
President, Aviation Association of WA Inc
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...
21 March 2017 (UPDATED 26 October 2017) © David Eyre Cathay Pacific is set to introduce the first regular Airbus A350 services from Perth, commencing on 29 October 2017...
28 February 2017 © David Eyre Virgin Australia has announced that it has cancelled its planned services between Perth and Abu Dhabi due to changing market conditions. The proposed...
25 February 2017 © David Eyre Horizontal Fall Seaplane Adventures was awarded a gold medal at the 32nd Australian Tourism Awards ceremony in Darwin on 24 February 2017. The...
Qantas delays A320neo and A321neo deliveries 23 February 2017 © David Eyre Qantas Group has decided to delay delivery of the first of 54 A320neo and 45 A321neo aircraft...
10 February 2017 © David Eyre (Photo © Stephan Widmer) (UPDATED 20 February 2017 with delivery route) The first two of 49 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft for the...
3 February 2017 © David Eyre Tigerair Australia has decided to cease flights to Denpasar in Bali, following an Indonesian Government ruling that the airline change its operating model....
The Italian Navy anti-submarine warfare frigate ITS Carabiniere (F593) docked in Fremantle Port on the morning of 25 January 2017, as part of a world promotional and cooperation tour....
25 January 2017 © David Eyre A pair of 42-year-old Boeing 737-200s stored at Perth Airport since 2009 when OzJet Airlines collapsed, have been acquired by White Gum Air...
23 January 2017 © David Eyre Today saw the official launch of day tours from Perth’s Swan River to Margaret River by Swan River Seaplanes, on a six-month trial...
20 January 2017 © David Eyre (UPDATED 22 January 2017 & 24 January 2017 with aircraft list) Australia Day City of Perth Air Show 2017 will be held over...
17 January 2017 © David Eyre The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has sadly been suspended, as government authorities have been unable to locate the aircraft in...
14 January 2017 © David Eyre As part of the Forrestfield-Airport Link project, most of Brearley Avenue will be closed between Great Eastern Highway and Dunreath Drive from 17...
13 January 2017 © David Eyre HNZ Group has taken delivery of the first two Sikorsky S-92A Helibus helicopter from PHI, to be operated in support of the Ichthys...