Category Archives: Australia Desk

Episode 159: Is this the shortest OzDesk or what?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

Steve’s still in the USA and dialled in to the Geeks recording session to say Hi. Meanwhile, Grant’s sent in a couple of quick headlines from Down Under, noting that Tiger Airways continues to be grounded and more Super Hornets … Continue reading →

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Episode 158: Of studios & speaker phones, it’s an “interesting” Desk to be sure!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin

Grant’s sitting with Rob in his studio and chatting with the Geeks when Steve dials in via speaker phone to help discuss the aviation news from Down Under. CASA has issued a list of items that Tiger Airways must address … Continue reading →

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Episode 157: Anthony Simmons presents his View from the Australia Desk

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

The boys have asked Anthony “The Infrequent Flyer” Simmons to fill in for them with an Australia Desk while they’re at Oshkosh 2011. Despite having to first clean out the studio, he throws out all the instructions and presents his … Continue reading →

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Episode 156: Stuff the news, lets talk Oshkosh preparations!

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

The boys are packing for Oshkosh and Steve’s trying to figure how to get the mega-sized jar of Vegemite through bio-inspection on arrival in Los Angeles. They do have a quick skim through the latest aviation news items from Down … Continue reading →

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Episode 155: Tiger’s grounding continues and the carbon tax is on us

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

The boys couldn’t synchonise their schedules, so they’ve recorded their own separate parts that Steve’s managed to merge into a single desk episode. Grant talks about Tiger Airways continuing to be grounded and unlikely to be flying again before August … Continue reading →

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Episode 154: Tiger Airways is grounded!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

It’s the 100th episode of the Australia Desk but the guys can’t afford to celebrate as Steve’s sunk all their funds into Tiger Airways which means they have nothing now Tiger are grounded. DOH! The boys discuss the issues that … Continue reading →

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Episode 151: Grant’s talks Virgin Australia from a field in the countryside

Posted on June 14, 2011 by admin

Grant’s out near Wangaratta flying hot air balloons and is, in fact, standing in field waiting for his retrieve crew to find him… Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines have linked up as partners which, together with Virgin Australia’s Etihad, Delta … Continue reading →

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Episode 150: Remote ATC and Virgin sneaking a few Qantas senior managers

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

Steve’s been crook so the boys try to do a quick Australia Desk … well, at least they tried! Airservices Australia are working with SAAB to run a trial Remote Air Traffic Control tower in Alice Springs that will be … Continue reading →

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Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Once again the boys are trying to present a short OzDesk episode (yeah right, as if!) so they’re going to race through a few items before getting to an item they want to cover in more detail. The RAAF has … Continue reading →

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Episode 148: An ejection, Qantas woes and Grant jumps off his soapbox

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

The boys are recording early as Steve’s going to visit family on the weekend and needs to have this one sorted before he leaves. A RAAF PC-9 trainer (A23-039) has crashed near RAAF Base East Sale here in Victoria with … Continue reading →

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