Tag Archives: Qantas

Episode 242: Qantas and Emirates flying formation over Sydney

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

The ACCC finally grant approval for the Qantas and Emrates tie-up, and not a moment too soon as a celebratory flyover of Sydney by two A380s – one from each carrier – in formation was operated four days later to … Continue reading →

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Episode 239: After Avalon, lets catch up on some news items

Posted on March 13, 2013 by admin

The boys are back in the studio after being on-site at the Avalon airshow so it’s time to run through some recent news items. Former Qantas and Australian Airlines Chief Executive, James Strong, dies at age 68 The Tiger Airways/Virgin … Continue reading →

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Episode 236: ATC Ben explains that not all ATMs are cash machines

Posted on February 20, 2013 by admin

The boys are busy getting ready for the Avalon International Airshow 2013 so they quickly skim through some news items before it’s time to talk about the hot new ATM topic: Qantas tells the ACCC what to do with their … Continue reading →

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Episode 235: Grant’s unwell but is back in Oz & discussing the news

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

Grant’s back from Malaysia but has been wiped out but some lurgi that he picked up during his travels. Despite this, the boys managed to discuss a lot of news items: The ACCC is concerned with Tiger Airways being purchased … Continue reading →

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Episode 234: Front row seat for the Malaysian Airlines oneworld joining ceremony

Posted on February 6, 2013 by admin

Grant was invited to attend the Malaysian Airlines oneworld joining ceremony & celebrations held in Kuala Lumpur. The event included presentations from Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, aka AJ, the CEO of Malaysian Airlines, Alan Joyce from Qantas and Bruce Ashby, CEO … Continue reading →

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Episode 233: Post Australia Day and we’ve got some news

Posted on January 30, 2013 by admin

Steve’s amazed that it’s been 200 episodes since he first discovered the Airplane Geeks show back when they’d just released episode 33. Meanwhile, Grant’s been up in Sydney flying a hot air balloon out of Paramatta park as part of … Continue reading →

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Episode 232: Qantas, Western Australia, Woomera, Wyong, stealth and airports

Posted on January 23, 2013 by admin

Grant’s sorry he was late last week and is making up for it by bringing Steve his coffee, warmed over an exploding lithium-ion battery. That’s enough for Steve to let him into the studio, so they’re able to review the … Continue reading →

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Episode 230: Summer’s heating up for the ACCC and for RA-Aus vs CASA

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

It’s Summer Down Under and it’s been rather hot indeed, so there’s not been too much to talk about. Despite this and the melting temperatures, the boys manage to find a handful of stories to discuss. The ACCC has approved … Continue reading →

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Episode 228: More Super Hornets but where’s the money going to come from?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

The Australian Government is enquiring with the US Government about the potential cost of purchasing additional F-18F Super Hornets for the RAAF – up to 24 more aircraft. Given the current government’s Defence minister is big on cutting costs and … Continue reading →

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Episode 223: A disturbance in the Force but no ice skates in Hell (yet)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

There is a disturbance in the Force as the Qantas pilots union actually agrees with management on refusing to pay the operators of Brisbane International Airport up front for the construction of a new runway. We’re still stunned about the … Continue reading →

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