Monthly Archives: August 2010

Episode 112: Media Scrums

Posted on August 31, 2010 by admin

Grant is recovering from the beatings he sustained at the media scrums for both Air New Zealand’s and Virgin Blue’s end of year financial results. The news items we cover in this episode were: Air New Zealand’s results were slightly … Continue reading →

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Episode 111: Jogging Dump & Burn

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

In recognition of the Airplane Geeks reaching episode 111, we have an F111 flying past as we go for a jog. The topics we cover include: Australian BlackHawk in Mayday emergency landing in East Timor Tiger Airways CEO & some … Continue reading →

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Episode 110: Qantas Profit Report

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

Grant’s still recovering from the Episode 100 party but needs to get better quickly if the threatened Airplane Geeks “police action” goes ahead. Meanwhile, some big news this week: Qantas have released their annual profits which were lower than last … Continue reading →

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Episode 109: Defence against Jetwhine

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

Steve & Grant plan the defence of Australia against the pending Jetwhine invasion. In the midst of the plotting, we discuss the few items that came up in what was otherwise a quiet week: Tiger is channeling RyanAir’s business model, … Continue reading →

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Episode 108: Cash for Clunkers

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin

Grant is flying high on pain killers after damaging his shoulder so Steve’s considering calling him a clunker & cashing him. Meanwhile, things are getting hot over the Tasman airspace: AirAsiaX may leap into trans-Tasman market United doesn’t think Delta-V … Continue reading →

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