Tag Archives: Melbourne

Episode 772: Qantas’ reputation drops as passenger annoyance (& fares) go up

Posted on November 1, 2023 by admin

Steve’s recovery continues so the boys dive into the latest stories, kicking off with the realisation that the RAAF (or maybe the government) were listening to Episode 770 as the RAAF have been sent into Israel to provide repatriation flights … Continue reading →

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Episode 741: You fly, I’ll drink!

Posted on March 15, 2023 by admin

The ATSB releases their preliminary report on the Gold Coast helicopter mid-air collision, providing a high level overview of the facts gathered to date. Straddy Brewairy Tours launch a sight-seeing flight that combines beer sampling with views of Stradbroke Island … Continue reading →

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Episode 733: Bonza gets its AOC & there’s an Ozzie constellation in space

Posted on January 18, 2023 by admin

It’s been only a week and the boys are back with a new OzDesk which could be setting a bit of a trend, but they had to come back to talk about the big big news. Yes, it was rumour … Continue reading →

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Episode 341: Grand Prix handling displays are better than the cars :)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by admin

Grant’s back from the Canberra Balloon Spectacular where he’s had a blast playing with balloons including one that’s basically a chair lift hung under a balloon envelope. Woo hoo :) Meanwhile, Melbourne has hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix but … Continue reading →

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Episode 335: Ben’s Flying but Grant’s Grounded

Posted on February 4, 2015 by admin

Grant’s broken yet another vehicle and is stuck in Albury, NSW while the vehicle is repaired so Steve brings Ben Jones on to join the fun from Perth in West Australia. Ben & his brother recently purchased a Cessna 172 … Continue reading →

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Episode 305: Steve’s solo but maintains the Flight of Solidarity with Alex Fisher

Posted on July 2, 2014 by admin

The southern winter weather has taken its toll on Grant this week, so Steve flies the segment solo. In the news, the constant doom & gloom surrounding aviation maintenance job losses was brightened slightly with the announcement by Air New … Continue reading →

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Episode 295: Rail to the Chief

Posted on April 16, 2014 by admin

The boys are staying in their home state of Victoria this week, leading off with a story about Hainan Airlines’ parent company HNA Group signing an MOU with Avalon Airport owners LinFox to spend 18 months expanding Avalon in readiness … Continue reading →

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Episode 294: Droning on 787s

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

Grant’s back on deck (mostly) after an intense couple of weeks dealing with health issues and a CASA audit. He joins Steve to review the following news items: We’ve got more 787s coming to Melbourne: Royal Brunei have started flying … Continue reading →

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Episode 283: No, the *other* Melbourne Airport

Posted on January 22, 2014 by admin

Steve’s still out recovering from his operation so Grant gets ATC Ben, Jonesy and Damien Rose to join the fun. Qantas copping a US$90k fine for a form of tarmac stranding Qantas pulls their 737s out of Hobart and sticks … Continue reading →

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Episode 282: Not Hot Enough in Alice?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

With Steve just about to go into the surgeon’s hands, Grant calls on ATC Ben, Jonesy and Kathy Mexted to help out. As you might expect, the result is a bit of a roller coaster as the team talks about: … Continue reading →

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