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Episode 811: Ummm, about Rex…

Posted on August 14, 2024 by admin

What a difference a few weeks makes…. In our last report, we spoke of the difficulties new entrants to the Australian airline market face, and how it almost always ends in tears. With startup LCC Bonza Air exiting the scene earlier this … Continue reading →

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Episode 804: Bye Bye Bonza, Hello Triton!

Posted on June 26, 2024 by admin

Grant & Steve return for an Australia Desk report; the first for 2024, and much has happened in the first half of the year on the Australian aviation scene. Sadly, in a case of “we told you so”, new LCC … Continue reading →

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Episode 777: GippsAero is Aussie again but some of Bonza’s pax aren’t happy

Posted on December 6, 2023 by admin

It’s an auspicious episode given it’s aligned to the mighty Boeing Triple-7 aircraft (the originals, not the -X :) ) but the main news is that the boys are very happy to report that George Morgan, the surviving co-founder of … Continue reading →

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Episode 745: Accents to the MAX as Winter draws near Down Under

Posted on April 12, 2023 by admin

Accents?? What accents?? It may well be a matter of perspective of course, but following on from last week’s discussion by the Geeks of Aussie accents vs American accents, we take a quick look at some of the challenges that … Continue reading →

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Episode 734: Bonza, a smattering of military and Qantas maintenance woes

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

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 →

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Episode 711: It’s Bonza, Mate!

Posted on August 10, 2022 by admin

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 →

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Episode 701: So much news, so little time…

Posted on May 11, 2022 by admin

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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Episode 684: The Blackhawks are dead, long live the Blackhawks

Posted on December 22, 2021 by admin

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 →

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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 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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