China Eastern

China Eastern first Shanghai – Perth service

B-5936 Airbus A330-243 (MSN 1461) of China Eastern Airlines at Perth Airport – 15 January 2020. *First visit to Perth by China Eastern*. The first of three times weekly flights over 5 weeks between Shanghai and Perth. Flight MU265 from Shanghai, taxying in at 9:49am. Photo © David Eyre.

China Eastern first Shanghai – Perth service

David Eyre 15 January 2020

15 January 2020 © David Eyre China Eastern Airlines today commenced three times weekly services between Shanghai Pudong and Perth, for a five-week trial period from 15 January to...

9V-STO Airbus A330-343X (MSN 1132) of Singapore Airlines, VH-XFJ Airbus A330-243 (MSN 1561) of Virgin Australia, named 'Gnaraloo Bay', and PK-GPV Airbus A330-343X (MSN 1577) of Garuda Indonesia, at Perth Airport - 28 September 2018. Photo © David Eyre. 9V-STO is taxying out as SQ224 to Singapore, at 6:41am. PK-GPV is parked at bay 150 prior to departing as GA727 to Denpasar (Bali).

Perth Airport and Tourism WA commit $30 million to attract airlines to WA

David Eyre 1 September 2018

1 September 2018 © David Eyre Tourism WA and Perth Airport, which have committed $30 million to attract new international airlines to Perth, to increase tourism and promote Perth...

VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 DreamLiner of Qantas at Perth Airport – 9 March 2018.

Potential new/upgraded international services to Perth

David Eyre 21 March 2018

14 March 2018 (UPDATED 21 March 2018 to include info about Air Mauritius upgrade and Etihad downgrade) © David Eyre There have been a number of recent media articles...

WA Aviation News

Qantas and China Eastern Airlines announce partnership; may lead to Perth-Shanghai flights

David Eyre 17 November 2014

17 November 2014 Qantas and China Eastern have announced a new partnership arrangement, similar to the arrangements between Qantas and Emirates. Subject to regulatory approval, the five-year agreement should...