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Tag Archives: Dan Webb
Farewell Tribute for Dan Webb
Dan Webb’s been a co-host of the Airplane Geeks for about 150 episodes and has finally graduated from university (oops, sorry, college :) As such, he’s moving on to full-time employment in the airlines and has to leave the Geeks. … Continue reading
Episode 200: We’ve Come A Long Way … and Good Bye Dan!
It’s a momentous day as we’re recording what we *think* is our 146th Australia Desk segment. Apparently it’s also a big number for the Airplane Geeks – something about a double century? Must be a cricket score! Meanwhile, we’re joined … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2009, 787, Air India, airport, Alan Joyce, ATC Ben, Auckland, Ben Ippolito, Boeing, Continental, correction, Courtney Miller, Dan Webb, Delhi, farewell, Houston, Jetstar, Melbourne, Qantas, seatpitch, South Carolina, Sydney, Tiger Airways, United Airlines, way-back machine
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Episode 137: Christchurch earthquake shuts down Kiwi ATC
The big news this week is that another large earthquake has hit Christchurch causing significant damage and fatalities. It also shut down New Zealand’s ATC system which is run from a single centre in Christchurch, effectively turning the whole country … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, Air New Zealand, ATC, ATR72, Avalon International Airshow, C130, C17, cabin crew, Christchurch, Dan Webb, domestic, Earthquake, fares, forecast, HADR, interior, international, John Borghetti, Kiwi, New Zealand, PCDU, pilots, profit, RAAF, regional, relief supplies, RSAF, uncontrolled, uniform, Virgin Blue
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Episode 128: Cheeky Christmas Gifts for the Geeks from the Boys Down Under
The boys are at a factory in China to check out the Christmas presents they’ve had made for the Geeks. Despite some shennanigans with the gifts, they manage to reference the following aviation news items from Down Under: Qantas have … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk, Radio Play
Tagged 787, A380, ACCC, Air New Zealand, alliance, Aunt Benet, China, Christmas, Convair 580, Dan Webb, David Vanderhoof, Etihad, factory, Jetstar, Max Flight, Melbourne, Pieter Johnson, presents, Qantas, Rob Mark, Rolls Royce, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SkyTeam, Virgin Blue
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Episode 63: It’s almost all Qantas
Dan Webb encroaches into the Australia Desk despite the boys’ best efforts but they manage to recover and continue on with this week’s stories: Qantas take delivery of their fourth A380 with their fifth & sixth will be added later … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, A380, break even, Dan Webb, delay, Dreamliner, engineers, fake, pathological, Qantas, Virgin Blue
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