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Tag Archives: airport
Episode 745: Accents to the MAX as Winter draws near Down Under
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
Episode 614: The last Qantas 747 has left the party
Despite the best efforts of COVID to turn Victoria into Sick-toria (the infectious state) and Melbourne being locked down like East Berlin, the boys have managed to get another Oz Desk produced for Max to (hopefully :) ) allow into … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, airport, Albion Park, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, draw, drawing, evictions, final flight, flightpath, harbour, Kangaroo, Moorabbin, Qantas, Roo, Sydney, VH-OEJ, VH-OJA, Victorville
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Episode 302: Airspace, Negotiations and Regulations (plus an F35 or two)
Grant’s sulking because Max forgot his name last week* and it takes all Steve’s producer skills (and a few beers) to get him back into the groove. Once that’s achieved, it’s on with the show: CASA acknowledges that the new … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged airport, ASRR, Aviation Safety Regulatory Review, Badgerys Creek, beer, CASA, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, discussions, episode, F35, Joint Strike Fighter, negotiations, PCDU, Plane Crazy Down Under, sulk, Sydney, Toowoomba, Wellcamp
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Episode 297: Badgerys Creek is Back
The boys are back in the studio and wishing they could be back flying again like they were for last week’s AusDesk. Meanwhile, they missed out on a bit of important news from last week: The Federal Government have announced … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 7500, airport, Badgerys Creek, Bali, cockpit, disoriented, hijack, second Sydney Airport, Sydney, toilet, Virgin Australia
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Episode 232: Qantas, Western Australia, Woomera, Wyong, stealth and airports
Grant’s sorry he was late last week and is making up for it by bringing Steve his coffee, warmed over an exploding lithium-ion battery. That’s enough for Steve to let him into the studio, so they’re able to review the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 717, 787, 787-8, ACCC, airport, Augusta Westland, AW109, AW109SP, Badgerys Creek, battery, Boeing, Cobham, Emirates, HNZ, Impulse, international, Jetstar, lithium-ion, pilots, Q400, Qantas, QantasLink, Rio Tinto, second Sydney Airport, Sydney, union, Western Australia, Wyong
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Episode 200: We’ve Come A Long Way … and Good Bye Dan!
It’s a momentous day as we’re recording what we *think* is our 146th Australia Desk segment. Apparently it’s also a big number for the Airplane Geeks – something about a double century? Must be a cricket score! Meanwhile, we’re joined … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2009, 787, Air India, airport, Alan Joyce, ATC Ben, Auckland, Ben Ippolito, Boeing, Continental, correction, Courtney Miller, Dan Webb, Delhi, farewell, Houston, Jetstar, Melbourne, Qantas, seatpitch, South Carolina, Sydney, Tiger Airways, United Airlines, way-back machine
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Episode 50: Alan Joyce wants airports to help reduce costs
Steve presents the AusDesk with a report in the Sydney Morning Herald that Alan Joyce (CEO of Qantas) says airports are not doing their part to help reduce costs & facilitate air travel in light of impacts from the global … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, Alan Joyce, economic crisis, GFC, Jetstar, NoGrant, Qantas, Sydney Airport, YSSY
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