Tag Archives: Australia

Episode 236: ATC Ben explains that not all ATMs are cash machines

Posted on February 20, 2013 by admin

The boys are busy getting ready for the Avalon International Airshow 2013 so they quickly skim through some news items before it’s time to talk about the hot new ATM topic: Qantas tells the ACCC what to do with their … Continue reading →

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Episode 230: Summer’s heating up for the ACCC and for RA-Aus vs CASA

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

It’s Summer Down Under and it’s been rather hot indeed, so there’s not been too much to talk about. Despite this and the melting temperatures, the boys manage to find a handful of stories to discuss. The ACCC has approved … Continue reading →

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Episode 198: A Quick Collection of Updates

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

At first glance the boys thought this week’s Australia Desk would just be the sound of crickets and them scratching their heads as they tried to figure out what to report on. Fortunately, they took another look & found a … Continue reading →

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Episode 193: The Chips are Down on Qantas’ Biofuel Test

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Grant drives over to the studio to discover Steve’s got a new “Get Rich Quick” scam scheme he’s cooked up around biofuel! Qantas flew an A330 (VH-EBP) from Sydney to Adelaide & back on a 50/50 blend of jet fuel … Continue reading →

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Episode 158: Of studios & speaker phones, it’s an “interesting” Desk to be sure!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin

Grant’s sitting with Rob in his studio and chatting with the Geeks when Steve dials in via speaker phone to help discuss the aviation news from Down Under. CASA has issued a list of items that Tiger Airways must address … Continue reading →

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Episode 157: Anthony Simmons presents his View from the Australia Desk

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

The boys have asked Anthony “The Infrequent Flyer” Simmons to fill in for them with an Australia Desk while they’re at Oshkosh 2011. Despite having to first clean out the studio, he throws out all the instructions and presents his … Continue reading →

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Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Once again the boys are trying to present a short OzDesk episode (yeah right, as if!) so they’re going to race through a few items before getting to an item they want to cover in more detail. The RAAF has … Continue reading →

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Episode 148: An ejection, Qantas woes and Grant jumps off his soapbox

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

The boys are recording early as Steve’s going to visit family on the weekend and needs to have this one sorted before he leaves. A RAAF PC-9 trainer (A23-039) has crashed near RAAF Base East Sale here in Victoria with … Continue reading →

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Episode 145: A grab bag of news items and its David’s birthday

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

The boys are back after Easter and there’s a few news topics to cover: Two guys have flown a single engined aircraft from the USA to Australia, replicating Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s flight as part of a fund raiser for … Continue reading →

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Episode 142: Grant falls for an April Fool prank by Australian Business Traveller

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

Steve had to be up early this morning as he & Grant joined Steve Tupper and other podcasters on the annual Not at Sun N Fun show. That hasn’t stopped them getting together later that evening to review the latest … Continue reading →

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