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Category Archives: Australia Desk
Episode 735: Floods vs Gas, it’s all on in Steve’s sim session
Steve’s a little tired after being recertified as an instructor…not for airplanes…but for trains. We discuss the similarities in approaches to training between rail and aviation, including one of Steve’s more interesting sim sessions. Meanwhile, across the Tasman Sea at … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 777, Air New Zealand, ASPI, ATC, Auckland, beer, Boeing, bottle, burp, collision, flooding, gas, instructor, ISS, Mach One Aeromedia, Malcolm Davis, Matt Savage, New Zealand, OJT, Saber Astronautics, simulator, space, Sydney, Tasman Sea, tower, trains, zero-g
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Episode 734: Bonza, a smattering of military and Qantas maintenance woes
After the Geeks asking how long the boys have been producing the OzDesk, they start with a bit of history and how they started submitting news via email, then recording separately until, on Episode 52 in June 2009, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 717, 737, ADF, Auckland, Blackhawk, Bonza, Brisbane, Canberra, engine, Fiji, flaps, history, Holsworth, maintenance, management, mayday, MH60, MH60M, MRH90, Oakey, Proserpine, Qantas, QantasLink, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Townsville, travel agents, UK, Ukraine, Whitsundays, wrong
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Episode 733: Bonza gets its AOC & there’s an Ozzie constellation in space
It’s been only a week and the boys are back with a new OzDesk which could be setting a bit of a trend, but they had to come back to talk about the big big news. Yes, it was rumour … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged ADSB, Air China, AirServices Australia, AOC, Australia, Bonza, Brisbane, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Chinese, Constellation, fact, Melbourne, rumour, satellite, Skykraft, Sydney, VHF, Virgin Blue
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Episode 732: Fatal helicopter collision and Bonza’s still awaiting their AOC
Wow, it’s 2023 and the boys are back so hopefully they can get a few extra episodes into the feed this year. Meanwhile, Grant’s been loading historical OzDesk segments into the Australia Desk website and hopes to get the full … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged AOC, ATSB, Australia, Bonza, CEO, fares, fatal, fuel costs, Gold Coast, horror, report, rumour, Sea World, spectator, Tim Jordan, video
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Episode 711: It’s Bonza, Mate!
Steve & Grant note that since the last episode we’ve lost Glen Towler from NZ and Grant’s Dad Jim while also noting the anniversary of Steve’s father’s passing. After a small discussion on how both fathers were influential in the … Continue reading
Episode 701: So much news, so little time…
The boys knew they’d be back with AusDesk episodes in 2022 but didn’t think it would take quite *this* long to get one produced. Suffice to say, they’ve picked one of the busiest times in aviation Down Under to come … Continue reading
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Tagged 717, 737, 787, A220, A319, A320, A321, A350, A350-1000, Air Race, Airbus, Alliance Airlines, Amberley, Boeing, Gold Coast, Lake Macquarie, Pacific Air Show, Qantas, RAAF, tattoo
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Episode 684: The Blackhawks are dead, long live the Blackhawks
There’s been a grave disturbance in the Force as another military platform gets retired (but not for long) and Qantas announces it’s replacing its Boeing 737-800s with aircraft from the A320 family. You bet the boys will have commentary and … Continue reading
Episode 682: Farewell to the Classic Hornet
With the sad news that the RAAF have withdrawn the F/A-18 A & B aircraft from service this week, the boys are joined by Stewart Wilson, a well known aviation author and historian in Australia, to discuss their history in … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic, F18, history, Hornet, industry, Legacy, operations, RAAF, retire, Stewart Wilson
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Episode 679: Opened borders allow a QF A380 to return plus RAAF rumours galore
The boys are back and Grant’s had to get Steve up at the crack of noon to record an Oz Desk much earlier than usual, but there’s so much to discuss and so much to do, like maybe flying somewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged 79SQN, A380, AP3C, border, Butterworth, citizen, double-jabbed, ELINT, F-35A, international, ISREW, JSM, Kongsberg, LRASM, Malaysia, open, Orion, P-8A, Poseidon, Qantas, QF, RAAF, Singapore, South China Sea, Spratley Islands, squadron, Sydney, Tindal, travel, vaccinated
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Episode 675: More Romeos, please, and let’s get International again
The boys are back for another Oz Desk and, despite being well over a year since their last one, everything works out just fine with no hassles, hijinks or shenanigans. Who knew? The Royal Australian Navy are shopping for another … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, crash, Fiji, international, MH60, MH60R, NSW, Philippine Sea, Qantas, RAN, Romeo, Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, UK, USA, Virgin
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