David Eyre
22 December 2017 © David Eyre Regional Express (Rex) will take over Perth-Carnarvon-Monkey Mia (Shark Bay/Denham) services for five years, from 1 July 2018, replacing local operator Skippers Aviation....
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Perth pilot Archie Dudgeon, his wife Mo and their beautiful red Waco YMF-5C hope for the adventure of a lifetime in South America. Archie’s Waco has previously featured on...
2 November 2017 copyright © David Eyre Perth was the destination of the first revenue passenger service by Qantas’ new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, with the visit of VH-ZNA...
29 October 2017 © David Eyre Cathay Pacific introduced the first regular Airbus A350 services from Perth today, replacing the previous Airbus A330-300 from 29 October 2017 on the...
20 October 2017 © David Eyre The Malaysian Government will resume the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, after agreeing to a “no find, no fee” arrangement...
22 June 2017 © David Eyre Batik Air Indonesia commenced twice daily Bali-Perth services today, with the arrival of the first Airbus A320 service from Denpasar into Perth in...
20 June 2017 © David Eyre A Parliamentary inquiry into regional airfares in Western Australia has been launched by the WA Economics and Industry Standing Committee. The newly-elected WA...
6 June 2017 © David Eyre The City of Karratha is negotiating with Singapore Airlines’ regional subsidiary, SilkAir, for direct flights between Singapore and Karratha from March 2018, on...
15 May 2017 © David Eyre Indonesian airline Batik Air has announced that it will commence services on the Bali to Perth route from 21 June 2017. Schedule: Flight...
To celebrate 50 years of services to Australia, Singapore Airlines sent an Airbus A350-900 instead of the usual Boeing 777-200ER to Perth on the SQ213/SQ226 service on 5 April...
27 April 2017 © David Eyre Qantas has confirmed a 24 March 2018 start date for its new Perth-London nonstop flights with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with tickets on sale...
31 March 2017 © David Eyre I am at the controls of a Boeing 737, descending and turning very low over the skyscrapers and alleyways of Hong Kong, on...
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...
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...
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...
