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Tag Archives: carbon tax
Episode 209: It’s Pitch Black, mate!
Steve’s turned off the lights in honour of exercise Pitch Black 12 currently under way in the Northern Territory. Suffice to say, Grant’s taken a rather dim view of this darkness thing, especially after stumbling over gear in the studio… … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2014, AAAA, AF447, Air Tractor 802F, Albert Park, carbon tax, clarification, Darwin, David Vanderhoof, Emirates, Exercise Pitch Black 12, Flanker, Geelong, Gold Coast, laser, Melbourne, Northern Territory, NT, Perth, Pitch Black, pitot tubes, price increase, Qantas, RAAF, RedBull AirRace, science, SkyWest, St Kilda, Su27, Su30, Sydney, TNI-AU, Virgin Australia
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Episode 206: Hooroo with an iPad
We managed to dig up a couple of interesting stories and they’re not *all* about being nasty to Qantas: Virgin tops Qantas in SkyTrax awards, coming in at an improved 12th best in the world against Qantas’ fall to 15th … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged AAAA, accommodation, approach plates, award, carbon tax, flight plans, good bye, hooroo, iPad, manuals, nav charts, Qantas, SkyTrax, Virgin Australia, website
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Episode 193: The Chips are Down on Qantas’ Biofuel Test
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, A380, Adelaide, Australia, biofuel, carbon tax, chips, Europe, get rich quick, humour, Indonesia, Nancy Bird Walton, New Zealand, oil, Qantas, QF32, Sydney, theme, VH-EBP, VH-OQA
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Episode 188: Live on the Ramp at Tyabb Airshow (with Video)
On the ramp at Tyabb airport following the Tyabb Airshow 2012, Steve & Grant are joined by ATC Ben to record this Australia Desk segment. In fact, we even had Steven Pam capturing the whole thing on video for posterity … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air Australia, airshow, ATC Ben, bankrupt, carbon tax, check flight, Emission Trading Scheme, ETS, Federal Government, insolvent, Jetset Tours, MECIR, onsite, profit, Qantas, Qantas Sale Act, Steven Pam, Strategic Airlines, Tyabb, Tyabb Airshow 2012, VFR, video, Virgin Australia
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Episode 184: Rob Fyfe Resigning? Say it isn’t so!
Steve’s back from his holidays, Grant’s not on his own anymore and both of them are hanging out for tomorrow, the day when their kids go back to school! Meanwhile, change is in the air for some other folks too: … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, Air New Zealand, carbon tax, CBA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS, fuel, Julia Gillard, mood machine, Moody's, resign, Rob Fyfe, Star Alliance
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Episode 155: Tiger’s grounding continues and the carbon tax is on us
The boys couldn’t synchonise their schedules, so they’ve recorded their own separate parts that Steve’s managed to merge into a single desk episode. Grant talks about Tiger Airways continuing to be grounded and unlikely to be flying again before August … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged ACCC, aviation fuel, carbon tax, competition, domestic, fares, grounded, international, scapegoat, schedule, synchronise, Tiger Airways
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