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Tag Archives: pilots
Episode 160: Tiger’s back but CASA are watching closely
Grant’s out busy working with the hot air balloons so Steve’s flying solo. He covers the following aviation stories: Tiger Airways is back in the air but with a few conditions from CASA. John McCormick at CASA has listed the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Brisbane, Bruce Campbell, CASA, Hawaii, impressions, international, John McCormick, Melbourne, NoGrant, pay rise, pilots, safety, Southwest Airlines, Strategic Airlines, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia
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Episode 158: Of studios & speaker phones, it’s an “interesting” Desk to be sure!
Grant’s sitting with Rob in his studio and chatting with the Geeks when Steve dials in via speaker phone to help discuss the aviation news from Down Under. CASA has issued a list of items that Tiger Airways must address … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Australia, CASA, F18, GA, GA10, GA18, GAF, GippsAero, Japan, JASDF, JetConnect, Nomad, pilots, Qantas, RAAF, regulations, review, Tiger Airways
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Episode 156: Stuff the news, lets talk Oshkosh preparations!
The boys are packing for Oshkosh and Steve’s trying to figure how to get the mega-sized jar of Vegemite through bio-inspection on arrival in Los Angeles. They do have a quick skim through the latest aviation news items from Down … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A320, A320NEO, Air New Zealand, Alaska, bio-inspection, David Vanderhoof, deep dish, engineers, F18, freight cartel, grounded, industrial action, Jetstar, Los Angeles, Oshkosh, pilots, pizza, price fixing, Qantas, RAAF, Red Flag, Tiger Airways, USA, vegemite
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Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard
Once again the boys are trying to present a short OzDesk episode (yeah right, as if!) so they’re going to race through a few items before getting to an item they want to cover in more detail. The RAAF has … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, Alice Springs, APAS, Australia, automation, boarding, check-in, F111, fares, fatigue, frequent flyers, international, Jetstar, market share, Perth, pilots, Point Cook, profit, Qantas, RAAF, RAAF Museum, Singapore, strike, Sydney, Tiger Airways, Tom Vincent, Virgin Australia
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Episode 148: An ejection, Qantas woes and Grant jumps off his soapbox
The boys are recording early as Steve’s going to visit family on the weekend and needs to have this one sorted before he leaves. A RAAF PC-9 trainer (A23-039) has crashed near RAAF Base East Sale here in Victoria with … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Australia, East Sale, ejection, failure, fault, Flight Time Radio, foreign, ladder, maintenance, media, microscope, Nancy Bird Walton, oil line, outsource, PC9, pilots, Qantas, QF32, RAAF, Rolls Royce, soapbox, trampoline, Udvar Hazy Center, unions, VH-OQA, Victoria
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Episode 137: Christchurch earthquake shuts down Kiwi ATC
The big news this week is that another large earthquake has hit Christchurch causing significant damage and fatalities. It also shut down New Zealand’s ATC system which is run from a single centre in Christchurch, effectively turning the whole country … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, Air New Zealand, ATC, ATR72, Avalon International Airshow, C130, C17, cabin crew, Christchurch, Dan Webb, domestic, Earthquake, fares, forecast, HADR, interior, international, John Borghetti, Kiwi, New Zealand, PCDU, pilots, profit, RAAF, regional, relief supplies, RSAF, uncontrolled, uniform, Virgin Blue
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Episode 135: Qantas disputes getting more intense
It’s a busy news week with lots happening so this week’s OzDesk is going to be longer than normal. Hopefully the Geeks will forgive us as it’s important aviation news from Down Under. Qantas is increasing their fuel surcharges due … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A320, A380, AIPA, Air New Zealand, All Blacks, CAE 7000, call, damages, fares, fuel costs, fuel surcharge, industrial action, JetConnect, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, New Zealand, PC9, Perth, pico-cell, pilots, Qantas, QF32, RAAF, Rolls Royce, simulator, text, union, VH-OQA
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Episode 107: Jetstar’s Asian pilot planning irks the union
Grant’s health is improving as he kicks the flu and the weather is getting warmer. So too is the news: Australian & International Pilots’ Association makes Jetstar’s Asian crewing plans an election item David Warren, inventor of the Black Box … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged AIPA, Asia, black box, David Warren, Garuda, Jetstar, MRH90, pilots, pilots' strike
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Episode 53: More A330 Issues for Jetstar
Grant continues to have sound issues and the weather is crappy but the boys keep it together long enough to get some stories out: ATSB determines that a dodgy circuit was responsible for an inflight shut down of a Jetstar … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, A340, ATSB, commissions, dispute, Emirates, engine failure, fatigue, Flight Centre, Jetstar, limits, Melbourne, pilots, Singapore Airlines, tail strike
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