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Tag Archives: Aviation Australia
Episode 264: Aviation Careers in Australia
Steve and Grant are back home after the Aviation Careers Expo and, for this “Bits and Pieces” episode of the Airplane Geeks, they bring us an extended Australia Desk report featuring interviews with Andrew Rankin, General Manager of Strategy and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Airplane Geeks, Andrew Rankin, Aviation Australia, Aviation Careers Expo, Bits & Pieces, Business Development, CTC Training, Flight Safety Training, Jody Kitchen, strategy, Trevor Ryan
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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 259: Human Performance and Multi-Crew Pilot License in your Career
A research project at Melbourne’s Swinburne University into human performance factors is looking at ways to track pilots eyes while at work in the cockpit, as a method of assessing potential information overload situations. TigerAir launching Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) training programme in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air Pacific, Aviation Australia, Aviation Careers Expo, Brisbane Airport, C130, C130H, CAE Oxford, cockpit, eyes, Fiji Airways, human performance factors, Indonesia, Melbourne, MPL, pilots, profit, Queensland, RAAF, Singapore, Swinburne University, Tiger Airways, track, YBBN
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Episode 235: Grant’s unwell but is back in Oz & discussing the news
Grant’s back from Malaysia but has been wiped out but some lurgi that he picked up during his travels. Despite this, the boys managed to discuss a lot of news items: The ACCC is concerned with Tiger Airways being purchased … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, ACCC, Air Pacific, AirAsia, Asia, Aviation Australia, battery, Brisbane, British Airways, C130, Cathay Pacific, CEO, dream, duopoly, Emirates, Fiji Airways, fuel, Garuda, Hong Kong, Jetstar, Kangaroo Route, Malaysia, Malaysian Airlines, Middle East, Qantas, RAAF, safety, Thromby Air, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia
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