David Eyre
Copyright David Eyre – 23 May 2014 From 1 September 2014, Garuda Indonesia will commence using Airbus A330-300 aircraft on Perth / Denpasar services, instead of Boeing 737-800s. The...
Boeing 737-800
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,...
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...
Virgin Australia took delivery of its 100th Boeing 737 aircraft with the arrival in Brisbane on 26 July 2013 of VH-YFR “Scamander Beach”, with the aircraft wearing a ‘100th...
Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will increase its current once weekly Kota Kinabalu service to twice weekly from 30 October 2013. The service uses Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The...
22 February 2013 © David Eyre Qantas has announced that it will order five more Boeing 737-800s and will upgrade the cabins of all of its Airbus A330s,...
5 February 2013 © David Eyre Garuda Indonesia is rerouting its daily GA724/GA725 service as a direct service between Perth and Jakarta. Currently, GA724/725 operates Jakarta-Denpasar-Perth and returns Perth-Denpasar-Jakarta....
1 February 2013 © David Eyre Malaysia Airlines today joined the Oneworld airline alliance at midnight on the night of 31 January/1 February 2013. At a ceremony at Kuala...
11 October 2012 © David Eyre Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will recommence services between Kota Kinabalu and Perth from 8 December 2012. The service will operate once...
13 July 2012 © David Eyre Garuda Indonesia has announced that it is eliminating one of its three daily services between Denpasar (Bali) and Perth. From 26 August 2012,...
5 July 2012: Virgin Australia has ordered 23 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, plus four options, with the aircraft to be delivered during 2019 – 2021. The airline...
5 January 2012 – © David Eyre As reported on AviationWA back in November 2010, Sriwijaya Air (Indonesia) has again stated its intention to commence international services to Perth....
16 Aug 2011: Qantas made an early announcement on its highly controversial “New Spirit” restructuring – the airline had previously advised that the announcement would be made on 24...
Malaysia Airlines has converted 10 Boeing 737-800s options (placed in 2008) to firm orders. Malaysia Airlines already has 30 Boeing 737-800s on order, and these aircraft will be delivered...
Photos © David Eyre 15 June 2011: Qantas Group is cancelling or deferring orders for 12 narrowbody aircraft to reduce expenditure over the next two years, due to slower...
