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Tag Archives: 777
Episode 777: GippsAero is Aussie again but some of Bonza’s pax aren’t happy
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 737 MAX, 777, A320, Air New Zealand, Airvan, app, Boeing, Bonza, cancelled, codeshare, customer service, Darwin, frequent flyer, GA8, George Morgan, GippsAero, Gold Coast, Mahindra Aerospace, MAX, passengers, Qantas, routes, status credits, Tasman, Tiger Airways, Velocity, Virgin Australia
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Episode 735: Floods vs Gas, it’s all on in Steve’s sim session
Steve’s a little tired after being recertified as an instructor…not for airplanes…but for trains. We discuss the similarities in approaches to training between rail and aviation, including one of Steve’s more interesting sim sessions. Meanwhile, across the Tasman Sea at … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 777, Air New Zealand, ASPI, ATC, Auckland, beer, Boeing, bottle, burp, collision, flooding, gas, instructor, ISS, Mach One Aeromedia, Malcolm Davis, Matt Savage, New Zealand, OJT, Saber Astronautics, simulator, space, Sydney, Tasman Sea, tower, trains, zero-g
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Episode 294: Droning on 787s
Grant’s back on deck (mostly) after an intense couple of weeks dealing with health issues and a CASA audit. He joins Steve to review the following news items: We’ve got more 787s coming to Melbourne: Royal Brunei have started flying … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, 777, 787, 787-9, Air New Zealand, CASA, crash, drones, hacked, health, helicopter, LAX, London, Mavericks, Melbourne, near miss, Northrop Grumman, Royal Brunei, runner, triathlon, UAV, UAV Outback Challenge, United Airlines, Westpac
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Episode 262: Bali in Business Class and Boeing Airliner Changes
Grant spent the week vacationing in Bali, Indonesia, and while this is enough to make the rest of us jealous, he did take the time to compile some notes on the flights he took to get there, flying on Virgin … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, 777, 787, Aviation Australia, Aviation Careers Expo, Bali, Brisbane, business class, Indonesia, Jetstar, maintenance centre, Melbourne, Melbourne airport, Qantas, Sydney, United Airlines, USA, Virgin Australia, YMML
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Episode 120: Ramp Rash, Tigers & Ballooning
Beautiful weather leads to some great hot air ballooning for Grant in the Yarra Valley but meanwhile there’s heaps of aviation news to review down under, including: Australian Department of Transport tells the US DOT that the Delta-V alliance should … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 777, A320, Air New Zealand, Australia, Avalon, Delta, Delta-V, Department of Transport, fares, LAX, Los Angeles, Melbourne, ramp rash, Tiger Airways, tug, Tullamarine, US DOT, USA, V Australia, Virgin Blue
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Episode 112: Media Scrums
Grant is recovering from the beatings he sustained at the media scrums for both Air New Zealand’s and Virgin Blue’s end of year financial results. The news items we cover in this episode were: Air New Zealand’s results were slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 777, A330, Air New Zealand, All Blacks, Ben Sandilands, Etihad, Fiji, granny, Johannesburg, media scrum, Phuket, safety video, streaker, V Australia, Virgin Blue
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Episode 58: Grant’s Flying Solo
Steve’s on a V Australia 777 heading to the USA for a family vacation so Grant’s running this one solo: V Australia & Delta Airlines code sharing agreement is starting to be called Delta-V and both Tiger Airlines and Air … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 777, Air New Zealand, Auckland, Aviation Week, bag fees, Brisbane, Delta, Delta-V, depressurisation, excessive, Jetstar, New Zealand, NoSteve, Qantas, REX, Tiger Airways, USA, V Australia
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