Tag Archives: Pacific

Episode 360: Grant Made it to Fiji

Steve’s on his own in the studio because Grant finally made it away for his vacation, although not to Bali as originally planned. Instead, he and his lovely wife flew halfway across the Pacific to Fiji. Now, of course, you’d … Continue reading

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Episode 300: Back to Qantas and the F35

Congratulations all round for the Airplane Geeks team as they’ve hit 300 episodes and “Woo hoo” to us too as we’ve been along for a big chunk of the ride too. Of course, given all the re-takes we’ve done and … Continue reading

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Episode 255: Politics, A380 explosions and a world rounder

After an “interesting” week in Australian federal politics, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, is now also the Deputy Prime Minister, leaving Steve & Grant to ponder whether this will be good for aviation or not. In more positive … Continue reading

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Episode 114: Virgin Blue’s Strategies in Tatters?

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

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 59: Virgin Blue Fund Raising while Steve’s in the USA with the Geeks

Grant’s still flying solo today as Steve’s in the USA and recording live with the Geeks. Meanwhile, here’s a couple of articles for you: Virgin Blue obtain more capital through a successful share offer that raised $133 million from institutional … Continue reading

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