Tag Archives: Delta

Episode 179: Hey Steve, we’re on the show!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

The boys have weaseled their way into a Geeks recording session and managed to join the discussion for a while. It’s not a typical Australia Desk (it wasn’t a typical Geeks episode either!) but they do talk about the Australian … Continue reading →

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Episode 166: Grant seeks his credibility while the RAAF orders a 6th C-17

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Steve’s looking for Grant who’s out searching for his credibility and trying to recover from the hassling he got from the Geeks last week. You make two little mistakes… As the RAAF received their 5th C-17, they’ve turned around and … Continue reading →

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Episode 151: Grant’s talks Virgin Australia from a field in the countryside

Posted on June 14, 2011 by admin

Grant’s out near Wangaratta flying hot air balloons and is, in fact, standing in field waiting for his retrieve crew to find him… Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines have linked up as partners which, together with Virgin Australia’s Etihad, Delta … Continue reading →

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Episode 147: Attack of the Steves

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

Grant’s dumped Steve ‘cos he keeps going on about his L-39 ride, so he’s brought in Steven Force from the Airspeed podcast (aka Steve Tupper) to help out and keep the Steve Balance happening, although it may not work out … Continue reading →

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Episode 120: Ramp Rash, Tigers & Ballooning

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin

Beautiful weather leads to some great hot air ballooning for Grant in the Yarra Valley but meanwhile there’s heaps of aviation news to review down under, including: Australian Department of Transport tells the US DOT that the Delta-V alliance should … Continue reading →

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Episode 119: Pacific Peso Parity

Posted on October 19, 2010 by admin

Now that the Australian dollar has finally returned to parity with the US dollar (for the first time in decades), Grant has had to drag Steve away from hunting microphones on eBay to record the AusDesk. This episode we cover … Continue reading →

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Episode 114: Virgin Blue’s Strategies in Tatters?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

Virgin Blue has received some rather bad news this week: US DoT rejects the Delta-V alliance across the Pacific ACCC rejects the Air New Zealand trans-tasman alliance We also talk about how Qantas are putting mainline aircraft on some routes … Continue reading →

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Episode 108: Cash for Clunkers

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin

Grant is flying high on pain killers after damaging his shoulder so Steve’s considering calling him a clunker & cashing him. Meanwhile, things are getting hot over the Tasman airspace: AirAsiaX may leap into trans-Tasman market United doesn’t think Delta-V … Continue reading →

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Episode 58: Grant’s Flying Solo

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin

Steve’s on a V Australia 777 heading to the USA for a family vacation so Grant’s running this one solo: V Australia & Delta Airlines code sharing agreement is starting to be called Delta-V and both Tiger Airlines and Air … Continue reading →

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Episode 57: Forget the Kidneys, Just Send the Cash

Posted on July 21, 2009 by admin

Yet another wet & windy afternoon so it’s perfect weather to put Rob’s bribe together so he’ll let us on the Airplane Geeks podcast. Meanwhile, we have news to report: Singapore Airlines adding more A380 capacity on the Kangaroo Route. … Continue reading →

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