Category Archives: Australia Desk

Episode 376: It’s all Back in Black

Posted on November 11, 2015 by admin

Grant’s not letting his birthday get in the way of recording an OzDesk but Steve’s been loading up the articles so this could be a long one! Qantas loses its bet with Air New Zealand and celebrates the recent All … Continue reading →

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Episode 375: Angels Passing Gas

Posted on November 4, 2015 by admin

Steve’s had a good time being Em-Cee at the OzRunways fundraiser for Angel Flight with Matt Hall in the Regal Air hangar at Bankstown in Sydney but now it’s back to work and producing the OzDesk. In the news today, … Continue reading →

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Episode 374: Tiger Enters the Comedy Market, Who Knew?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by admin

The boys are back and the comedy flows as they report on Tiger Airways apparently improving their customer experience and even getting a new call center. Steve is less than enthused! He is, however, rather excited about the next Retro … Continue reading →

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Episode 372: Grant’s Back on Deck

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

Grant’s back on deck (& so is Nykolai :) ) but he’s struggling to remember how to do the AusDesk. Not to worry, Steve helps him get back in the groove and the guys report on: CASA warning drone operators … Continue reading →

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Episode 371: Calling Karratha, come in ATC Ben

Posted on October 7, 2015 by admin

Finally back after a bit of a break although Grant has subbed out due to family reasons, being ably replaced by ATC Ben. Ben tells us about his recent slight change of job, and location, having moved from the world … Continue reading →

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Episode 366: Bigger is better? A380, C130s and Alan Joyce’s salary

Posted on September 2, 2015 by admin

Grant’s back and the boys are gobsmacked by Alan Joyce’s $12 million salary! They’re pretty sure their morals would get corrupted for that amount of money! Still with Qantas, they’ve painted A380 VH-OQH to support the Wallabies rugby union team … Continue reading →

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Episode 365: Qantas gets a profit & Matt Hall’s back on the podium

Posted on August 26, 2015 by admin

Steve is solo this week as Grant is out of action with a throat infection. Steve covers the huge turnaround in the Qantas full year profit ($575 million profit after a $2.8 billion loss the year before) with an excerpt … Continue reading →

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Episode 363: The Virgin, the Tiger, the Sex Party and the Max

Posted on August 12, 2015 by admin

Steve has declared that the boys won’t be talking about the Australian Sex Party despite Grant’s protestations (don’t worry, you can hear our chat with two of their pilots, Ken Hill & Tim Sheen, back in PCDU Episode 40). After … Continue reading →

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Episode 362: First in Type – Mostly

Posted on August 5, 2015 by admin

It’s a week of firsts for the Australian Defence Force as the boys give progress on still more new or updated airframes coming down under: The first RAAF E18G Growler is unveiled The first RAAF P8A is under construction & … Continue reading →

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Episode 361: Qantas Turning the Corner?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by admin

The boys are back in the studio and Grant’s trying VERY hard not to explode over the news that Qantas is doing very well thanks to Alan Joyce. It’s not that they haven’t turned the corner and improved their stock … Continue reading →

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