Tag Archives: Amberley

Episode 701: So much news, so little time…

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 345: Barossa Airshow

Steve and Grant traveled to South Australia this week to provide commentary at the Barossa Airshow, located at Rowland Flat in the famous Barossa Valley wine region. They’re joined by their locally based reporter, Maikha Ly, who worked as ground … Continue reading

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Episode 325: Jabiru Engine Issues

Steve & Grant bring you the Australia Sports Desk report … ooops, hang on, that’s the Australia Aviation News Desk report – sorry about that :) CASA are all but grounding aircraft with Jabiru engines due to 40 engine failures … Continue reading

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Episode 319: Shoe horning aircraft into Amberley

Grant’s flying solo for this one after a hectic weekend of social fun. After a quick return to New Zealand news to talk about the Martin Jetpack company going for an IPO, he then covers some problems with CASA’s recent … Continue reading

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Episode 218: You lost WHAT???

The boys are feeling a bit lost & misplaced this week & Steve even feels a bit inhibited. Not surprising given the big news item this week: AirServices Australia manage to ‘misplace’ a Virgin Australia 737 for over 1/2 hour … Continue reading

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Episode 126: A380s are flying again but sadly, the Pig is out!

Yet again there’s lots of news about Qantas but then, the A380 is a lot of aircraft isn’t it! A380s are back flying again but Qantas is only using them on the Sydney to London via Singapore route as Rolls … Continue reading

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Episode 125: A380 flying, aviation in the media spotlight and the F-111 Media Day

Well, it’s Happy Turkey day for our American friends but we don’t celebrate that one down here. Maybe it’s because we’re thankful every day to be here in Australia? Four of Qantas’ A380s have had their Trent 9000s swapped for … Continue reading

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