Geoffrey Thomas

Perth Airport chief executive Brad Geatches has conceded that the airport's $1 billion re-development would only deliver 25 contact bays out of a planned 45 in the new combined international and domestic terminal.

The headline writers have had a field day with the production delays to the 555-seat A380.

It just seems like just yesterday that Perth was abuzz with the America’s Cup defence, the Eagle’s first season was 11 wins and 11 losses and Michael Douglas won best actor for Wall Street.

Qantas Airways Ltd's regional operator QantasLink will increase its fleet of Boeing 717s from eight to 11 aircraft as part of a renewed operating agreement with National Jet Systems for another five years.

The launch of Ozjet’s Perth-Derby service last month is another example of the resource industry working with local authorities to introduce passenger service to Western Australian country towns.

Westralia Airports Corporation continues to enjoy the state's boom conditions with passenger numbers climbing more than 12 per cent to 4 million in the half year to 31st December 2006.

Hugh Davin has returned to Skywest Airlines to head its aggressive push into the resource contract market, after being lured from his position as head of business development at National Jet Systems in Western Australia.

Virgin Blue has opened up a range of fascinating possibilities for intra-state air services in Western Australia with its order for 20 Embraer 170 and 190 jets placed late last month.

Next month, Singapore Airlines will become the first airline operating into Perth to carry 500,000 international passengers in a year. The new benchmark underscores the incredible growth of air travel into and out of Perth Airport, with Singapore Airlines