Tag Archives: Bonza

Episode 811: Ummm, about Rex…

Posted on August 14, 2024 by admin

What a difference a few weeks makes…. In our last report, we spoke of the difficulties new entrants to the Australian airline market face, and how it almost always ends in tears. With startup LCC Bonza Air exiting the scene earlier this … Continue reading →

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Episode 804: Bye Bye Bonza, Hello Triton!

Posted on June 26, 2024 by admin

Grant & Steve return for an Australia Desk report; the first for 2024, and much has happened in the first half of the year on the Australian aviation scene. Sadly, in a case of “we told you so”, new LCC … Continue reading →

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Episode 777: GippsAero is Aussie again but some of Bonza’s pax aren’t happy

Posted on December 6, 2023 by admin

It’s an auspicious episode given it’s aligned to the mighty Boeing Triple-7 aircraft (the originals, not the -X :) ) but the main news is that the boys are very happy to report that George Morgan, the surviving co-founder of … Continue reading →

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Episode 744: Bonza ticket sales for Bonza!

Posted on April 5, 2023 by admin

Australia’s newest airline, Bonza, continues with the rollout of its new route network with the opening this week of its base in Melbourne, Victoria. The opening comes as figures show they’ve sold over 100,000 seats since commencing operation two months … Continue reading →

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Episode 734: Bonza, a smattering of military and Qantas maintenance woes

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

After the Geeks asking how long the boys have been producing the OzDesk, they start with a bit of history and how they started submitting news via email, then recording separately until, on Episode 52 in June 2009, the first … Continue reading →

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Episode 733: Bonza gets its AOC & there’s an Ozzie constellation in space

Posted on January 18, 2023 by admin

It’s been only a week and the boys are back with a new OzDesk which could be setting a bit of a trend, but they had to come back to talk about the big big news. Yes, it was rumour … Continue reading →

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Episode 732: Fatal helicopter collision and Bonza’s still awaiting their AOC

Posted on January 11, 2023 by admin

Wow, it’s 2023 and the boys are back so hopefully they can get a few extra episodes into the feed this year. Meanwhile, Grant’s been loading historical OzDesk segments into the Australia Desk website and hopes to get the full … Continue reading →

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Episode 711: It’s Bonza, Mate!

Posted on August 10, 2022 by admin

Steve & Grant note that since the last episode we’ve lost Glen Towler from NZ and Grant’s Dad Jim while also noting the anniversary of Steve’s father’s passing. After a small discussion on how both fathers were influential in the … Continue reading →

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