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Episode 770: Downunder news of Hearts and Aviation… we’re back!

It’s been a rather eventful couple of months here in Australia for aviation news and a little closer to home. Steve returns to the microphone following his recent journey with open heart surgery, the result of a heart attack in … Continue reading

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Episode 747: Memories of the Queen

This week being episode 747, we decided to have a little fun and look at some Australian Boeing 747 milestones over the years. There are so many to cover, so these are just a snapshot. We highly recommend checking out … Continue reading

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Episode 275: Drip Pricing is bad, ya drips!

Steve and Grant are introduced to a whole new term this week: “Drip Pricing” – it seems the ACCC are using the term to cover all the various additional charges that most airlines (especially the “low cost” ones) are using. … Continue reading

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Episode 247: No Speedos were harmed in the production of this segment

The Australian Government released its latest Defense White Paper this week, outlining updates on planned future equipment acquisitions for the Army, Navy and Air Force. On the aviation side of things, the purchase of 12 EA-18G “Growler” aircraft was announced, … Continue reading

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Episode 228: More Super Hornets but where’s the money going to come from?

The Australian Government is enquiring with the US Government about the potential cost of purchasing additional F-18F Super Hornets for the RAAF – up to 24 more aircraft. Given the current government’s Defence minister is big on cutting costs and … Continue reading

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Episode 219: Ya Gotta Keep ‘Em Separated

Perhaps some Air Traffic Controllers should be listening to the Offspring ‘cos they need to keep ’em separated! A RAAF Air Traffic Controller puts a Qantas 737 on a near-collision course with a QantasLink 717 near Darwin Air Pacific (aka … Continue reading

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Episode 197: A Spartan Budget

Steve and Grant are still tired after their mega-road-trip up to the Wings Over Illawarra 2012 airshow near Sydney, covering over 1,600km and an airshow in a single weekend. Still, they’re not about to let being tired get in the … Continue reading

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Episode 195: GA Allowed at Avalon Airport for a fee, a LOT of fees!

The boys are back again after skipping last week’s Australia Desk due to health & work issues (no really, it wasn’t alcohol related at all!). So, after all that rest, they’re ready to dive back into the topics, including: Tiger … Continue reading

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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

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Episode 169: Everyone’s rather over this Qantas crap

Grant’s getting ready for a CASA audit at the balloon company he works for and recently became a Supervisor for the company’s Drug & Alcohol Management Program (DAMP). Fortunately he’s able to join Steve for another Australia Desk: The Qantas … Continue reading

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