21 November 2013 © David Eyre Jandakot Airport Holdings (JAH) today held an official celebration at the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, to mark the 50th anniversary since...
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9 November 2013 (photos added 17 November 2013 & 7 December 2013) In a report in The West Australian newspaper today, aviation journalist Geoffrey Thomas reported that various...
9 November 2013 Network Aviation has withdrawn three of its Embraer 120ER Brasilias from service; VH-TWF, VH-TWZ and VH-NHZ. VH-TWF and VH-TWZ are at the end of their lease,...
31 October 2013 (UPDATED 8 NOVEMBER 2013) VH-XZJ ‘Mendoowoorrji’ in new Aboriginal art livery Qantas has painted its newest Boeing 737-800 VH-XZJ in a special Aboriginal art colour scheme,...
World’s First Scheduled Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Route to be Air New Zealand’s Auckland-Perth service
World’s First Scheduled Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Route to be Air New Zealand’s Auckland-Perth service
7 November 2013 © David Eyre Air New Zealand has announced that the daily NZ175/NZ176 Auckland-Perth service is to be the first scheduled route ever operated by the new...
5 November 2013 © David Eyre Tigerair of Singapore today revealed the first A320 aircraft to be retrofitted in Asia with ‘Sharklets’ winglets, Airbus A320-232 9V-TRK. The retrofit work...
Indonesia AirAsia has teamed up with American car maker Chevrolet to co-brand Airbus A320 PK-AXA in a special advertising colourscheme. PK-AXA is the first Indonesian-registered aircraft to be painted...
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...
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...