Category Archives: Australia Desk

Episode 614: The last Qantas 747 has left the party

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

Despite the best efforts of COVID to turn Victoria into Sick-toria (the infectious state) and Melbourne being locked down like East Berlin, the boys have managed to get another Oz Desk produced for Max to (hopefully :) ) allow into … Continue reading →

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Episode 607: Quarantinny News from Down Under

Posted on June 9, 2020 by admin

It’s been a while since our last Australia Desk and the boys have been busy in their isolation. Grant’s picked up a new, sexy microphone & studio gear while Steve’s been busy perfecting his speed editing while working on more … Continue reading →

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Episode 583: Political Enquiries, a Jetstar Strike & more RAAF Airframes

Posted on December 18, 2019 by admin

It’s time for the annual OzDesk update and the boys are back with the following news items: The Federal Senate have launched (yet another) enquiry into CASA & GA  Jetstar staff (ground crew and pilots) are going on strike over … Continue reading →

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Episode 500: Spartans are great even without the roll

Posted on April 25, 2018 by admin

How could the boys not crash a milestone 500th episode? With a nod to the bulk of their past reports, they present a standard Oz Desk episode with news reviews, discussion and fewer sound effects (mostly :) ). The topics … Continue reading →

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Episode 484: Dusting off the Studio

Posted on January 3, 2018 by admin

Max managed to get the boys back into the studio to record an Australia Desk segment for the end-of-2017 “Bits n Pieces” episode. By the time they’d cleared out the dust, fired up the generators and caught up on what … Continue reading →

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Episode 442: We’re back at the Avalon Air Show

Posted on March 8, 2017 by admin

We’re back, babies (well, at least for this year :) ). Steve and Grant are at the Avalon Air Show 2017 and they interview Ben Morgan, CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia who is working hard … Continue reading →

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Episode 382: So long & thanks for all the laughs

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

Once again it’s Qantas all the way but this time our friend Richard Muirden was on board the first Qantas flight to San Francisco since 2011 :) CASA goes for awareness rather than registration for drones. To wrap things up, … Continue reading →

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Episode 380: 5.5 Hour ETOPS? Wow!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by admin

Steve’s back in the studio so the sound quality is up and so is the number of stories: AirNZ operates first ETOPS 330 flight to Buenos Aires ATSB & CASA investigating Jetstar after 2 separate weight & balance incidents Airscope … Continue reading →

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Episode 379: Steve’s turn to Visit Fiji

Posted on December 2, 2015 by admin

Steve’s relaxing in Fiji but still takes a moment to chat with Grant & record some content for the OzDesk before going back to his strenuous relaxation program. Virgin Australia were the most punctual airline in October but Steve’s aborted … Continue reading →

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Episode 378: Ice ice baby!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by admin

Big news this week as the RAAF lands one of their C17s on the Wilkins ice runway in Antarctica. The RAAF may also be looking at a new, bigger VIP aircraft as our Prime Minister needs a bigger executive jet … Continue reading →

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