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Tag Archives: Sydney
Episode 310: Growth is good for Brumby but not so good for TigerAir
Steve & Grant are in Sydney to shoot video for Airbus as the A350 XWB makes its first visit to Australia so where else should they record the OzDesk than beside the bizjet ramp? TigerAir may be growing a little … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A350, Airbus, Aviation Industry Corporation, AVIC, bizjet, Brumby Aircraft, China, growth, incidents, Sydney, Tiger Airways, XWB
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Episode 302: Airspace, Negotiations and Regulations (plus an F35 or two)
Grant’s sulking because Max forgot his name last week* and it takes all Steve’s producer skills (and a few beers) to get him back into the groove. Once that’s achieved, it’s on with the show: CASA acknowledges that the new … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged airport, ASRR, Aviation Safety Regulatory Review, Badgerys Creek, beer, CASA, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, discussions, episode, F35, Joint Strike Fighter, negotiations, PCDU, Plane Crazy Down Under, sulk, Sydney, Toowoomba, Wellcamp
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Episode 298: We’re in Bits n Pieces after WOI 2014
While the Geeks are doing a “Bits n Pieces” episode or #298, Steve & Grant are feeling like they’re in bits n pieces after a busy weekend recording content on the tarmac at Wings Over Illawarra 2014. Held at Illawarra … Continue reading
Posted in Skipped
Tagged Illawarra Regional Airport, Sydney, Wings Over Illawarra, WOI14, Wollongong
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Episode 297: Badgerys Creek is Back
The boys are back in the studio and wishing they could be back flying again like they were for last week’s AusDesk. Meanwhile, they missed out on a bit of important news from last week: The Federal Government have announced … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 7500, airport, Badgerys Creek, Bali, cockpit, disoriented, hijack, second Sydney Airport, Sydney, toilet, Virgin Australia
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Episode 269: The International Fleet Review turned on great interview opportunities
Grant’s getting all nautical thanks to his recent interviews in Sydney for the International Fleet Review but Steve’s choice of music may give the wrong impression (or was that in the bloopers?). It was quite the event and Grant steps … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged accident, CASA, coroner, E190, Embraer, International Fleet Review, joy flight, nautical, PaxEx, Sydney, Virgin Australia
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Episode 268: Steve’s team won the Grand Final but we still record a Desk
It’s that time of the year again and Grant’s found Steve to be more animated than ever, especially as his team (the Mighty Hawks) has won the AFL Grand Final. Confused? How do you think Grant feels having to talk … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 717, AFL, complaint, football, Grand Final, guided missile destroyer, helicopter, HMS Daring, International Fleet Review, Kathy Mexted, media flight, MRH90, Navy, Perth, pre-register, QantasLink, RN, Royal Navy, Sydney, Taipan, Tiger Airways, UK, value-add
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Episode 262: Bali in Business Class and Boeing Airliner Changes
Grant spent the week vacationing in Bali, Indonesia, and while this is enough to make the rest of us jealous, he did take the time to compile some notes on the flights he took to get there, flying on Virgin … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, 777, 787, Aviation Australia, Aviation Careers Expo, Bali, Brisbane, business class, Indonesia, Jetstar, maintenance centre, Melbourne, Melbourne airport, Qantas, Sydney, United Airlines, USA, Virgin Australia, YMML
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Episode 258: Shifting into Wellcamp and C-130Js
Steve is feeling a tad below par this week after coming off eight years of night shift into early morning starts, and editing of this week’s segment was interrupted when his son, Chris, ended up in the local hospital after … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 37SQN, anniversary, basketball, Brisbane West Wellcamp, C130, C130J, Chris Visscher, formation, hypersonic, Kathy Mexted, Mach, Mach 8, night shift, Norway, PCDU, Queensland, RAAF, scramjet, Sydney, test flight, Toowoomba, University of Queensland, Wagner Family, Wellcamp
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Episode 255: Politics, A380 explosions and a world rounder
After an “interesting” week in Australian federal politics, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, is now also the Deputy Prime Minister, leaving Steve & Grant to ponder whether this will be good for aviation or not. In more positive … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Airventure, Asia, ATSB, Cirrus, Deputy Prime Minister, Europe, Jack Wiegant, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, Oshkosh, Pacific, politics, Qantas, record, Rolls Royce, Ryan Campbell, solo, SR-22, Sydney, Teen World Flight, USA, VH-OLS, VH-OQA, Wollongong, world rounder
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Episode 243: Doug Worrall joins us to talk LEO and go-arounds
Recorded on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne near Princess Bridge (sheltering from the rain). We speak to Doug Worrall, an airline pilot and iPad/Android app developer, about his new game, LEO – Low Earth Orbit, available in iTunes … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged ABC News, Air Samoa, Android, C130, C130H, Doug Worrall, go-around, Indonesia, iTunes, LEO, Melbourne, pay what you weigh, physics, Princess Bridge, Qantas, RAAF, Sydney, Yarra River
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