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Tag Archives: Alan Joyce
Episode 748: Change of Monarch at Qantas by November
Qantas has dominated this week’s airline news so naturally this episode is all about them. We start with the news that long-time, and often controversial, CEO Alan Joyce has announced his intention to step down in November, handing the reins … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Aer Lingus, AIPA, aircrew, Alan Joyce, Ansett, CEO, CFO, court, Jetstar, pilot, Qantas, second officer, seniority, union, Vanessa Hudson
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Episode 736: Anniversaries abound, from marriages to Emiroo
February seems to be anniversary time in Oz as it’s a cracker time for a Summer wedding, but that’s not been the case this week as it’s been rather cold and we haven’t (yet) seen any snow, and certainly none … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Alan Joyce, codeshare, Dash-8, Emirates, Emiroo, IATA, Montana, Qantas, QantasLink, QFEK, Sidney, snow, Summer, Sydney, turbulence, Virgin Australia, weather, wedding
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Episode 372: Grant’s Back on Deck
Grant’s back on deck (& so is Nykolai :) ) but he’s struggling to remember how to do the AusDesk. Not to worry, Steve helps him get back in the groove and the guys report on: CASA warning drone operators … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, 787-9, Alan Joyce, award, bushfires, CAPA, CASA, CEO, drones, hospital, London, Nykolai McHerron, Perth, Qantas
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Episode 366: Bigger is better? A380, C130s and Alan Joyce’s salary
Grant’s back and the boys are gobsmacked by Alan Joyce’s $12 million salary! They’re pretty sure their morals would get corrupted for that amount of money! Still with Qantas, they’ve painted A380 VH-OQH to support the Wallabies rugby union team … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Alan Joyce, C130, C130J, computer games, Coulson, morals, OQH, Qantas, RAAF, Richmond, rugby, salary, simulator, Tanker, Virtual Flag 2015, Wallabies
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Episode 365: Qantas gets a profit & Matt Hall’s back on the podium
Steve is solo this week as Grant is out of action with a throat infection. Steve covers the huge turnaround in the Qantas full year profit ($575 million profit after a $2.8 billion loss the year before) with an excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2GB, 787, 787-9, Alan Joyce, Ascot, CEO, Matt Hall, NoGrant, Paul Bonhomme, podium, profit, Qantas, Red Bull Air Race, Ross Greenwood
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Episode 361: Qantas Turning the Corner?
The boys are back in the studio and Grant’s trying VERY hard not to explode over the news that Qantas is doing very well thanks to Alan Joyce. It’s not that they haven’t turned the corner and improved their stock … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Alan Joyce, deregulation, disasters, domestic, management, privatisation, punctual, Qantas, Virgin Australia
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Episode 354: Breathalysed on a scale of 1 to Rob Mark :)
In order to prevent a Rob Mark moment on the Oz Desk, Grant has to pass Steve’s breath-a-lyzer test before he can join in reporting on: Qantas & American are teaming up on SYD-LAX route allowing Qantas to redeploy some … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, 747-400, 767, Air India, Air New Zealand, Alan Joyce, American Airlines, breath-a-lyzer, cabotage, codeshare, LAX, livery, Qantas, Rob Mark, SFO, SYD
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Episode 314: Qantas Profit, oh Qantas Profit, where for art thou???
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2GB, 737, 737 MAX, A320, A320NEO, Air New Zealand, Alan Joyce, Jetstar, loss, profit, Qantas, Ross Greenwood, Virgin Australia
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Episode 291: We’re back but the news is much the same
Steve and Grant are back after recovering from the Tyabb Airshow last weekend. It was an amazing show with a great crowd and fantastic aircraft on display. Out of interest, PCDU are producing the official airshow DVD! Follow our Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Alan Joyce, DVD, JHAS, John Holland Aviation Services, MQ4C, P8A Poseidon, PCDU, PM, Prime Minister, Qantas, Tony Abbott, Triton, Tullamarine, Tyabb Airshow
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Episode 288: Poseidon Adventure
Getting right into the spirit of the Poseidon Adventure, Steve and Grant report on the recent news confirming that the RAAF will indeed be getting the P8A Poseidon (and some HALE UAVs such as the Triton). After that, the conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 737-400, Alan Joyce, Boeing, Canberra, gone west, HALE, P8A, Poseidon, Qantas, RAAF, retire, retrenchment, Roulettes, Royal Australian Air Force, Triton, UAV, VH-TJS
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