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Tag Archives: profit
Episode 210: Good News, Everyone!
We’ve got some good news on the maintenance & engineering front so we figured it was too important to leave to later: TAE (a wholly owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand) are opening new workshops in Brisbane & Adelaide to … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, A380, Air New Zealand, Alan Joyce, annual report, APU, ASK, available seat kilometres, Clive Palmer, engine, engineers, Exercise Pitch Black 12, F18, Goods & Services Tax, GST, Jurassic Park, KC30, LAX, loss, maintenance, MRO, MRTT, probe & drogue, profit, pyjamas, Qantas, RAAF, research, resorts, study, Sunshine Coast, TAE, Tanker, theme park, tourists, turbine, University of Sydney
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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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air Australia, airshow, ATC Ben, bankrupt, carbon tax, check flight, Emission Trading Scheme, ETS, Federal Government, insolvent, Jetset Tours, MECIR, onsite, profit, Qantas, Qantas Sale Act, Steven Pam, Strategic Airlines, Tyabb, Tyabb Airshow 2012, VFR, video, Virgin Australia
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Episode 177: Virgin Oz re-structures and carries more domestic pax than Qantas
The weather isn’t great with a cold & wet start to Summer but hey, there’s still some great aviation news to report on. Virgin Australia’s re-branding has completed with all their various groups now operating under the one corporate banner … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, China Southern, cold, domestic, Emirates, Etihad, flight attendants, freudian slip, international, Jetstar, low value carrier, passengers, Polynesian Blue, profit, Qantas, REX, Scoot, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Summer, Sydney, Sydney International Airport, terminals, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia, Virgin Samoa, wet, YSSY
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Episode 162: Profits, losses and a score of hours
It may be winter cold down here in Australia but nothing like the severe weather the USA is experiencing. Perhaps a way to warm up is to run through some news? The government will be conducting a fighter capability gap … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air New Zealand, AP3C, capability, F35, Federal Government, financial year, international, loss, Middle East, profit, Qantas, RAAF, REX, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia
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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 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 136: Qantas and Jetstar are backing down on bad ideas
The boys are going to try for a shorter OzDesk to say thanks to Max for running the full length version of the previous week’s segment, rather than the cut down version. Lets see how they do with: Jetstar are … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, back down, baggage fees, booking system, business class, crash, engine, fault, fuel costs, fuel surcharge, future, growth, hell, Jetstar, meltdown, middle seats, non-reclining seats, oil, passengers, profit, Qantas, staff, Trent, unions, Virgin Blue
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Episode 133: Hunting Virgin Blue’s missing profit margin
Grant is out in the boonies looking for the Virgin Blue’s missing profit margin but still can’t find it. Actually, he’s out flying hot air balloons but he’s still able to call in and join Steve in reviewing a few … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, 737-400, 747, 747-400, Adelaide, Air New Zealand, Bangkok, decompressurisation, depressurisation, fuel, Garuda, hot air balloon, IPO, mainstream, media, Melbourne, profit, Qantas, shares, Virgin Blue
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