13 February 2019 © David Eyre Airbus has announced it will stop building the A380 after the type’s largest customer, Emirates, cut its A380 order by 39 aircraft. Airbus...
David Eyre
President, Aviation Association of WA Inc
1 February 2019 © David Eyre Qantas announced today that it had acquired a 19.9% stake in Allicance Airlines for $60 million and it hopes to acquire a majority...
26 December 2018 © David Eyre All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan will commence Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner services direct between Tokyo-Narita and Perth from 1 September 2019. ANA is...
3 December 2018 © David Eyre The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Western Operations section at Jandakot celebrated the delivery of their first new Pilatus PC-24 jet, VH-VWO (MSN...
3 December 2018 © David Eyre Airbus Defence and Space announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) launch site for the Zephyr UAV in Wyndham,...
19 November 2018 © David Eyre Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures / Swan River Seaplanes operates throughout Western Australia, but is currently unable to obtain regulatory permission to operate from...
14 November 2018 © David Eyre Perth Airport launched its new corporate logo, a stylised swan/star/Western Australia outline, replacing the former kangaroo paw flower based design.
10 November 2018 © David Eyre Perth Airport has released images of the latest design for the co-located airport terminals and the third runway, 03R/21L. The upgrades would be...
23 October 2018 © David Eyre Virgin Atlantic’s Sir Richard Branson has stated in an interview with Your Money that Virgin Atlantic wants to start flights between London Heathrow...
17 October 2018 © David Eyre Due to ongoing issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power some of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, Air New Zealand has had...
1 October 2018 © David Eyre Etihad Airways operated its last scheduled service between Abu Dhabi and Perth today. The final service was operated by Airbus A330-243 A6-EYN, which...
5 September 2018 © David Eyre Tourism Minister Paul Papalia and Tourism WA Chairman Nathan Harding have indicated there are insufficient passenger numbers to make airline services to the...
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...
29 August 2018 © David Eyre Virgin Australia has converted orders for 10 of the 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8s it has on order to the larger 737 MAX...