David Eyre
13 July 2011: Thai Airways International has announced that it plans to increase the number of aircraft to be decommissioned as new types enter service. The airline will now...
11 July 2011 © David Eyre: As reported on AviationWA on 3 April 2011, QantasLink is to open a Perth base with Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s. Further details are now...
8 July 2011: Alliance Airlines has added two Fokker 70 aircraft to their current fleet of Fokker 100s and Fokker 50s. These 2 F70’s formerly saw service with Malev...
8 July 2011 © David Eyre: Strategic Airlines is to take delivery of a fourth Airbus A320 in October, with the aircraft coming “from Europe” – Strategic has subsidiary...
Some new colourschemes or decals to keep an eye out for at Perth: Jetstar (slightly) revised titles Jetstar’s latest A320, which is going to Jetstar Asia in Singapore as...
4 July 2011: The Civil Aviation Safety Authority grounded Tiger Airways Australia from midnight last Friday (1 July 2011), declaring that the airline posed a serious and imminent...
30 June 2011: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to lease 15 new A330-300s from Airbus for 6 years with an option to extend the lease, and delivery during 2013-2015. SIA...
AirAsia has made the largest ever order for the Airbus A320 family, by ordering a massive 200 Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option). The aircraft are to be powered by...
Bombardier press release: June 21, 2011 — Paris Bombardier Aerospace today announced that AVWest of Australia has placed overall firm orders for four Global 7000 and two Global 8000...
Malaysia Airlines has converted 10 Boeing 737-800s options (placed in 2008) to firm orders. Malaysia Airlines already has 30 Boeing 737-800s on order, and these aircraft will be delivered...
21 June 2011: Royal Brunei is cutting back or eliminating a number of services, including all flights to Perth, Brisbane and Auckland. This leaves a four times weekly Melbourne...
Photos © David Eyre 15 June 2011: Qantas Group is cancelling or deferring orders for 12 narrowbody aircraft to reduce expenditure over the next two years, due to slower...
15 June 2011: Volcanic ash emitted by Puyehue volcano in southern Chile on Saturday 4 June 2011 began to enter Perth airspace from about 1pm today (15 June 2011)....
12 June 2011: It has been reported that Qantas has sold two aircraft: VH-OJK Boeing 747-438 is being sold to Mac Air (Nigeria) VH-TJM Boeing 737-476 is being sold...
This is the first of up to 18 ATR72s to be acquired by Skywest on lease from Avation for operation on behalf of Virgin Australia in the Eastern States...
