Monthly Archives: April 2013

Episode 245: New Zealand takes the Seasprites that the Aussies couldn’t make work

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

Grant is back on deck this week as we discuss the release of the new Qantas uniforms, revealed this week to much fanfare. Eight former Royal Australian Navy Kaman SH-2G Super Sea Sprite helicopters, which never saw service after the … Continue reading →

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Episode 244: Virgin acquires Skywest while an F-111C takes a road trip

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

With Grant off this week due to illness, PCDU team member Ben Jones steps in to help bring us this report. In the news, Virgin Australia issues a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange announcing it’s acquisition of Skywest is … Continue reading →

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Episode 243: Doug Worrall joins us to talk LEO and go-arounds

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

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 →

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Episode 242: Qantas and Emirates flying formation over Sydney

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

The ACCC finally grant approval for the Qantas and Emrates tie-up, and not a moment too soon as a celebratory flyover of Sydney by two A380s – one from each carrier – in formation was operated four days later to … Continue reading →

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Episode 241: Our ATC was on fire!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia calls for more assistance from Canberra for the increasingly struggling regional sector…but receives a less than favourable response. Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific) launches the first of three new A330s, which will replace its … Continue reading →

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