30 October 2012 © David Eyre Singapore Airlines purchases 10% of Virgin Australia for $105 million Virgin Australia makes takeover offer for Skywest Airlines for $98.7 million Virgin Australia...
19 October 2012 © David Eyre On 2 October 2012, Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced the preferred recipients of six Bell UH-1 Iroquois (also know as “Huey”) helicopters reserved for...
17 October 2012 In an article by Andrew Tillett and Geoffrey Thomas for The West Australian newspaper, it was reported that one person has made 21,411 complaints (40% of...
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...
11 October 2012 © David Eyre In response to recent pressure to ease congestion at Perth Airport, CEO Brad Geatches announced yesterday (10 October 2012) that the airport...
2 October 2012 Qantas today announced that it would take over Australian air Express, by acquiring the remaining 50% of the business from Australia Post. The joint venture between...
20 September 2012 (UPDATED: 27 October 2012) © David Eyre Jandakot Airport has installed parking meters in public car parking areas, which will commence operation in December 2012. The...
20 September 2012 © David Eyre QantasLink is upgrading the interiors of its Boeing 717 fleet to replace the current seating with new thinner, ergonomically-designed seats. The cabin refurbishment...
20 September 2012 © David Eyre Skippers Aviation has reportedly acquired Fokker 100 aircraft, and is waiting to take delivery of an initial two aircraft, with a third one...
20 September 2012 © David Eyre Perth-based company Cyber Technology has lodged a formal proposal with the WA Department of Fisheries to operate shark patrol flights along Western Australia’s...
14 September 2012 © David Eyre Helicopters Australia has renewed its 10-year contract with Rio Tinto Iron Ore to operate Marine Pilot transfer flights from Karratha, starting from 1...
5 September 2012 © David Eyre Qatar Airways has already been using their Boeing 777-300ER aircraft occasionally on Perth services to replace the smaller 777-200LR, and from 1...
25 August 2012 © David Eyre Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon and a former US Navy fighter pilot and NACA/NASA test pilot, died at...
23 August 2012 © David Eyre Qantas Group today announced a $244 million loss after tax for the financial year ended 30 June 2012. The Group has cancelled orders...