Category Archives: Australia Desk

Episode 331: Final Flights Abounding

Posted on January 7, 2015 by admin

The boys are back for 2015 and wondering what happened to last week? Something about holidays and memos, it would appear :) In this desk we cover the WA Police Air Wing being grounded due to pilots quitting, the last … Continue reading →

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Episode 329: Qantas Shuffling

Posted on December 17, 2014 by admin

Steve & Grant are back & trying to figure out how to make an AusDesk so, naturally, Qantas is in the news with reports of a shake-up in some senior positions. After that, it’s time to re-visit the PelAir crash … Continue reading →

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Episode 327: Wirraway Birthday

Posted on December 3, 2014 by admin

Back in September, the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin in Victoria, celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first flight of their CAC (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) Wirraway. The museum’s Wirraway (A20-10) was built in 1939 and saw service as a … Continue reading →

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Episode 326: JetGo should go to Wellcamp

Posted on November 26, 2014 by admin

Aside from helping explain where Jabiru comes from, the boys also give an update on CASA’s “Jabiru Consultation Draft”, discuss JetGo’s decision to not fly Sydney to Roma (before it even starts), and enjoy the fact that Brisbane West Wellcamp … Continue reading →

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Episode 325: Jabiru Engine Issues

Posted on November 19, 2014 by admin

Steve & Grant bring you the Australia Sports Desk report … ooops, hang on, that’s the Australia Aviation News Desk report – sorry about that :) CASA are all but grounding aircraft with Jabiru engines due to 40 engine failures … Continue reading →

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Episode 324: Retro Roo

Posted on November 12, 2014 by admin

Grant’s birthday has aligned with Qantas releasing a retro livery that dates back to when he was born. He and Steve think it looks great on their latest brand new 737! Meanwhile, Grant’s been off flying hot air balloons and … Continue reading →

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Episode 322: OpenAirplane? Don’t you mean Open Aeroplane???

Posted on October 29, 2014 by admin

Steve talks with Rod Rakic and brings us an update on Open Airplane, a service that assists pilots who want to rent an airplane. The network now has 72 locations in the U.S. with over 250 aircraft available, now including … Continue reading →

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Episode 321: Steve’s Back from the USA

Posted on October 22, 2014 by admin

Steve’s back and he tells us about his trip to the USA, including the flights on Qantas A380s. During his three week trip, among tons of other fun activities, he managed to log two flights of his own in Cessna … Continue reading →

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Episode 320: Come fly with me

Posted on October 15, 2014 by admin

Grant’s been flying a balloon again and he’s taken Evan Schoo & Albert up with him. They take a moment from the flight to record an intro then Grant slots in the following news items: 1) Changes have started at … Continue reading →

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Episode 319: Shoe horning aircraft into Amberley

Posted on October 8, 2014 by admin

Grant’s flying solo for this one after a hectic weekend of social fun. After a quick return to New Zealand news to talk about the Martin Jetpack company going for an IPO, he then covers some problems with CASA’s recent … Continue reading →

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