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Episode 679: Opened borders allow a QF A380 to return plus RAAF rumours galore

The boys are back and Grant’s had to get Steve up at the crack of noon to record an Oz Desk much earlier than usual, but there’s so much to discuss and so much to do, like maybe flying somewhere … Continue reading

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Episode 293: Andrew helps with MH370 & RAAF news

Once again Grant is unavailable due to illness so Steve is joined by award winning aviation journalist and Principle at Communications Intelligence, an independent aviation and defence consultancy, Andrew McLaughlin. With the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continuing … Continue reading

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Episode 292: Aircraft flocking to Perth for MH370 Search

Grant’s out sick but Steve gets Jonesy in to help out and it’s a good thing too ‘cos he’s in Perth, Western Australia and that seems to be where almost everyone with a long range maritime surveillance aircraft is too. … Continue reading

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Episode 250: PelAir Westwind investigation, RMIT and retiring an AP-3C

A Federal Government Senate committee has handed down a verdict into the handling of an ATSB/CASA investigation into the 2009 ditching near Norfolk Island of a PelAir Westwind jet, which ran out of fuel on a medical transport flight – … 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 145: A grab bag of news items and its David’s birthday

The boys are back after Easter and there’s a few news topics to cover: Two guys have flown a single engined aircraft from the USA to Australia, replicating Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s flight as part of a fund raiser for … Continue reading

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