Category Archives: Australia Desk

Episode 318: Grant’s in NZ

Posted on October 1, 2014 by admin

In one of the shortest AusDesks of all time, Grant chats briefly with Errol Cavit & Zac Yates after the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum meet-up in the New Zealand Warbirds hangar at Ardmore Airport near Auckland. In addition … Continue reading →

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Episode 317: Hey, we’re live with the Geeks!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by admin

We recorded live with the Geeks and talked about RAAF fighter pilots being deployed in an active combat area, the Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship, and the Great Tiger Moth Air Race in Australia. We also joined in a … Continue reading →

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Episode 315: 75 Years of Wirraways

Posted on September 11, 2014 by admin

Grant’s been at the Moorabbin Air Museum for the 75th anniversary of Wirraway A20-10, the oldest surviving Wirraway in the world. The Wirraway was based on the NA-16 (which became the T6 Texan) and was made in Australia by the … Continue reading →

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Episode 314: Qantas Profit, oh Qantas Profit, where for art thou???

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin

Taking advantage of the Bits N Pieces nature of this episode, Steve & Grant sneak in a longer AusDesk than usual. This time it’s back to Qantas who have announced a record loss thanks to some restructuring they’re doing as … Continue reading →

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Episode 312: Exercise Pitch Black 2014

Posted on August 20, 2014 by admin

Grant’s back from a week in Cairns covering Exercise Pitch Black 2014 which has brought together combat aircraft from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. Thanks to our contacts with the RAAF media department, Grant … Continue reading →

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Episode 310: Growth is good for Brumby but not so good for TigerAir

Posted on August 6, 2014 by admin

Steve & Grant are in Sydney to shoot video for Airbus as the A350 XWB makes its first visit to Australia so where else should they record the OzDesk than beside the bizjet ramp? TigerAir may be growing a little … Continue reading →

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Episode 309: First F35s and Qantas goes Back to the Future

Posted on July 30, 2014 by admin

Steve’s very happy this week & not just because Matt Hall came 3rd in Poland: Steve’s been flying! Meanwhile, the first two RAAF F-35s are unveiled in Texas in two separate events and Qantas are once again considering splitting their … Continue reading →

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Episode 308: A Centenary of Australian Air Mail

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin

Steve & Grant are joined by their friend Owen Zupp who has recently finished re-enacting the first airmail flight in Australia to help celebrate its centenary. He’s also recently launched a new website called The Pilots Blog, seen great traffic … Continue reading →

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Episode 307: Air New Zealand

Posted on July 16, 2014 by admin

The boys are back and they’re trying to remember how to make an AusDesk. Fortunately they remember how to do it and can tell us about Air New Zealand’s new 787-9 arriving in Auckland and the customised Zodiac seats in … Continue reading →

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Episode 305: Steve’s solo but maintains the Flight of Solidarity with Alex Fisher

Posted on July 2, 2014 by admin

The southern winter weather has taken its toll on Grant this week, so Steve flies the segment solo. In the news, the constant doom & gloom surrounding aviation maintenance job losses was brightened slightly with the announcement by Air New … Continue reading →

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