David Eyre
Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th A330, to Cathay Pacific. The aircraft, registered B-LBB, is an A330-343X (MSN 1436), powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. It was...
19 July 2013 Aviation journalist Geoffrey Thomas reported in The West Australian that Perth Airport is bringing forward discussions with airlines regarding an upgraded Instrument Landing System (ILS), and...
19 June 2013 © David Eyre Skippers Aviation today received their first jet aircraft, Fokker 100 PH-LXG (later registered VH-XKN), following its delivery flight from Europe. This is the...
17 June 2013 © David Eyre Jetstar Airways has today announced a new 4-times weekly service between Perth and the Indonesian island of Lombok, which is located to the...
12 June 2013 22 Pilatus PC-9/A aircraft of the RAAF 2FTS were flown in ‘Thunderbird’ formation over Perth and surrounding areas today to celebrate the graduation of pilots on...
Emirates’ president Tim Clark recently confirmed that the airline plans to start Airbus A380 services to Perth , replacing one of the Boeing 777-300ER and 777-200LR services currently on...
Air New Zealand has announced a new livery for its fleet. The new livery uses the New Zealand ‘fernmark’ logo, and will be used from late-2013 as part of...
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is seeking more financial support from large corporations in response to significantly increased demand for its services in the northern parts of Western Australia....
Airservices Australia is to re-introduce an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) and Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting service (ARFF) at Port Hedland Airport, following increasing air traffic movements at the...
In an article in The West Australian, Geoffrey Thomas reports that John Borghetti, the Chief Executive of Virgin Australia, is pushing Perth Airport to build a third runway. Borghetti...
Jetstar has announced that it is considering using its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners on domestic routes for a period from November 2013, before switching them to international services. The...
Philippine Airlines today commenced air services to Perth from Manila via Darwin using Airbus A320 aircraft, with the inaugural service arriving at Terminal 1 early this morning. The service...
28 May 2013 Qantas today announced significant investments in Perth Airport over the next 18 months to expand and upgrade its domestic terminal facilities, as well as using additional...
23 May 2013 Qantas has completed the final Boeing 767 cabin upgrade, which includes leather seats in Business Class, in-flight entertainment for all passengers and new carpet, lighting, curtains...
7 May 2013 © David Eyre Following the takeover of Skywest Airlines by Virgin Australia last month, today Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Australia Chief Executive Officer...
