Monthly Archives: March 2011

Episode 140: Fuel Surcharges and Price Fixing Freight Cartels

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

It’s a cracker Autumn in Melbourne with nine days in a row of flyable weather for the hot air balloons over the city. We give a shout out to Wheelies with Wings which is the Australian organisation that gets physically … Continue reading →

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Episode 139: Post Avalon Blues

Posted on March 15, 2011 by admin

Steve’s bored this week being back at work after the high of covering the Avalon International Airshow last week and Grant’s pretty much the same. Fortunately there’s some Down Under aviation news items to cover that can distract them. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Episode 138: Looking at Avalon from a KC-135 Boomer’s couch

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

Recorded live on the last day of the Avalon International Airshow and the boys are in the back end of a KC-135 (serial 62-3575) with Grant lying on the Boomer’s couch looking out at the people hiding from the heat … Continue reading →

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Episode 137: Christchurch earthquake shuts down Kiwi ATC

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

The big news this week is that another large earthquake has hit Christchurch causing significant damage and fatalities. It also shut down New Zealand’s ATC system which is run from a single centre in Christchurch, effectively turning the whole country … Continue reading →

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