Tag Archives: Canberra

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

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 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

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Episode 241: Our ATC was on fire!

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia calls for more assistance from Canberra for the increasingly struggling regional sector…but receives a less than favourable response. Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific) launches the first of three new A330s, which will replace its … Continue reading

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Episode 240: It’s airports, runways, lounges and Avalon

It’s St Patrick’s Day so the boys are doing Ireland a favour by not discussing Alan Joyce. Instead, they talk about the Wagner family who are building a 747 capable airport at Wellcamp near Toowoomba to help support fly-in / … Continue reading

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Episode 203: Qantas crying “Wolf” in Jetstar’s clothing

We’re very impressed with Episode 202 last week as the Geeks got to hang out with the amazing collection of aircraft at the Udvar-Hazy Centre. Not only was it a great episode but we also have to give a big … Continue reading

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