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Tag Archives: Queensland
Episode 813: Pacific Airshow Gold Coast with Brian Coleman
The Pacific Airshow Gold Coast was held over the beautiful beaches of Surfers Paradise, Queensland from August 16-18, and Steve, Grant AND Brian Coleman were there to capture all the action. It was the second year of the event, and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Brian Coleman, Micah, Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, Queensland, RAAF, RAF, Surfers Paradise, UK, USA, USAF, Virgin Australia
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Episode 744: Bonza ticket sales for Bonza!
Australia’s newest airline, Bonza, continues with the rollout of its new route network with the opening this week of its base in Melbourne, Victoria. The opening comes as figures show they’ve sold over 100,000 seats since commencing operation two months … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged base, biofuel, Bonza, budget, C27, Cope North, exercise, Guam, HADR, JetZero, LanzaJet, Melboune, Qantas, Queensland, RAAF, SAF, sustainability
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Episode 320: Come fly with me
Grant’s been flying a balloon again and he’s taken Evan Schoo & Albert up with him. They take a moment from the flight to record an intro then Grant slots in the following news items: 1) Changes have started at … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Albert, CASA, change, Constellation, Evan Schoo, Forsyth Report, Founders Museum, hot air balloon, Lockheed, Longreach, NoSteve, Qantas, Queensland
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Episode 259: Human Performance and Multi-Crew Pilot License in your Career
A research project at Melbourne’s Swinburne University into human performance factors is looking at ways to track pilots eyes while at work in the cockpit, as a method of assessing potential information overload situations. TigerAir launching Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) training programme in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air Pacific, Aviation Australia, Aviation Careers Expo, Brisbane Airport, C130, C130H, CAE Oxford, cockpit, eyes, Fiji Airways, human performance factors, Indonesia, Melbourne, MPL, pilots, profit, Queensland, RAAF, Singapore, Swinburne University, Tiger Airways, track, YBBN
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Episode 258: Shifting into Wellcamp and C-130Js
Steve is feeling a tad below par this week after coming off eight years of night shift into early morning starts, and editing of this week’s segment was interrupted when his son, Chris, ended up in the local hospital after … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 37SQN, anniversary, basketball, Brisbane West Wellcamp, C130, C130J, Chris Visscher, formation, hypersonic, Kathy Mexted, Mach, Mach 8, night shift, Norway, PCDU, Queensland, RAAF, scramjet, Sydney, test flight, Toowoomba, University of Queensland, Wagner Family, Wellcamp
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Episode 244: Virgin acquires Skywest while an F-111C takes a road trip
With Grant off this week due to illness, PCDU team member Ben Jones steps in to help bring us this report. In the news, Virgin Australia issues a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange announcing it’s acquisition of Skywest is … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 77SQN, A8-109, Airbus, ASX, AU-1, AU-2, F-35, F/A-18, F111, F111C, Fokker 100, HARS, Hornet, Jonesy, JSF, KC30, Lockheed Martin, MRTT, New South Wales, NoGrant, PCDU, Perth, Queensland, RAAF, SkyWest, Victoria, Virgin Australia, Wollongong
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Episode 228: More Super Hornets but where’s the money going to come from?
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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Tagged Air New Zealand, Brisbane, British Airways, budget, Christopher Luxton, corporate HQ, cut costs, F18, F18F+, Federal Government, G-BNWF, Qantas, Queensland, RAAF, Rolls Royce, storage, Sydney, Tourism Australia, USA, VH-ZXB, Virgin Australia
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Episode 175: C-17s, C-130Hs, F-111s and Qantas makes a media boo boo
In this episode, Steve likes the current exchange rates, RAAF C-17 acquisition programme progresses, 4 ex-RAAF C-130H aircraft gifted to Indonesia, 23 ex RAAF F-111 airframes dumped in landfill in Queensland, Qantas CEO death threats investigation dropped by New South … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged acquisition, blunder, C130, C130H, C17, CASA, CEO, death threat, dumped, F111, Indonesia, investigation, landfill, loss, New South Wales, police, Qantas, Queensland, RAAF, social media, Tiger Airways, UAV, Virgin Australia
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