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Tag Archives: Qantas
Episode 222: Alliances are cool but retro may be making a comeback
It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year once again & we’re about to run the same ol’ report (& gags) for the 4th time in a row! Yes, that’s right, it’s the Qantas AGM where: Shareholders are unhappy … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged AGM, Air New Zealand, Alan Joyce, An Unexpected Briefing, bonus, call sign, Cathay Pacific, dividend, domestic, Hobbit, IATA, Jetstar, market share, Night Rider, profit, Qantas, safety video, shareholders, Singapore Airlines, SkyWest, Tiger Airways, Velocity, Virgin Australia, VOZ
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Episode 220: Hopping into Melbourne Airport
Steve’s seen some strange things at railway stations, but what was that hot air balloon doing in front of the Maryborough station out in rural Victoria? Yup, it was Grant… He’s back now so it’s time to get stuck into … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, ACCC, Avalon, B200, Brisbane, C130, C130J, car park, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flight Centre, Hawker Pacific, hot air balloon, Kangaroo, King Air, maintenance, Malaysian Airlines, Maryborough, Melbourne airport, police, Qantas, RAAF, Richmond, RNZAF, Singapore Airlines
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Episode 217: It’s all about Sydney (& not just the Grand Final)
The AFL Grand final is over & despite Steve’s blissful dreaming, his mighty Hawthorn Hawks have been beaten by the Sydney Swans. Despite his immense sadness, the boys decide to continue with the news: As Air New Zealand starts buying … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 37SQN, A380, AFL, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Alan Joyce, C130, C130H, C130J, domestic, Grand Final, Hawthorn Hawks, market share, Qantas, RAAF, Richmond, Rob Fyfe, Sydney, Sydney Swans, themed, wing cracks
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Episode 216: VIPA bares its teeth
The boys are back from the inaugural AusFly event & discuss what they were up to so far away from home. After that, it’s into the news, including: Virgin Australia pilots reject their initial contract offer according to the Virgin … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 767, A330, AusFly, Boeing, crocodile, Emirates, first class, Japan, JetRide, MRTT, Qantas, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Tanker, Temasek, VIPA, Virgin Australia, Virgin Pilots Association
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Episode 214: What the QFEK? It’s Emiroo!
With new names like QFEK or EmiRoo, the Qantas & Emirates alliance has been announced with much fanfare and we spend some time discussing what it could mean. Meanwhile, Tiger Airways are returning to Adelaide which is a good thing … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Adelaide, CAA, Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai, Emirates, Emiroo, Frankfurt, Land of the Long White Cloud, London, New Zealand, Qantas, QFEK, Red Tails, Singapore, Tiger Airways, user fees
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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 209: It’s Pitch Black, mate!
Steve’s turned off the lights in honour of exercise Pitch Black 12 currently under way in the Northern Territory. Suffice to say, Grant’s taken a rather dim view of this darkness thing, especially after stumbling over gear in the studio… … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 2014, AAAA, AF447, Air Tractor 802F, Albert Park, carbon tax, clarification, Darwin, David Vanderhoof, Emirates, Exercise Pitch Black 12, Flanker, Geelong, Gold Coast, laser, Melbourne, Northern Territory, NT, Perth, Pitch Black, pitot tubes, price increase, Qantas, RAAF, RedBull AirRace, science, SkyWest, St Kilda, Su27, Su30, Sydney, TNI-AU, Virgin Australia
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Episode 208: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics
While Steve & Grant are often accused of making statistics up on the spot (like 28.2% of all statistics), this week it appears that Dan Webb is not the only one who can crunch the numbers! Both Qantas & Virgin … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged BAe Hawk, BITRE, Emirates, Etihad, Exercise Pitch Black 12, Flanker, Hornet, Indonesia, John Borghetti, LTQ Engineering, Lufthansa Technik AG, Qantas, RAAF, statistics, Su27, Su30, Tiger Airways, TNI-AU, Virgin Australia
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