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Tag Archives: Singapore
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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Episode168: Qantas dispute with their unions gets nasty
Steve has to convince Grant to stop talking about hot air balloons after last week’s Grill the Geeks question. It takes a bit but he finally gets the message and the boys get on with the latest aviation news from … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A320, A320NEO, A380, Airbus, Alan Joyce, broken window, death threat, Jetstar, Jetstar Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, NEO, premium airline, Qantas, Singapore, threats, unions, VH-OQA
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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 140: Fuel Surcharges and Price Fixing Freight Cartels
It’s a cracker Autumn in Melbourne with nine days in a row of flyable weather for the hot air balloons over the city. We give a shout out to Wheelies with Wings which is the Australian organisation that gets physically … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged ACTU, Air New Zealand, australian, award, C17, defamation, disabled, domestic, engineers, evidence, Fair Work Australia, fair work tribunal, freight cartel, fuel costs, fuel surcharge, HADR, international, offshore, press release, price fixing, Qantas, RAAF, routes, Singapore, USA, V Australia, Virgin Blue, wheelies with wings
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Episode 128: Cheeky Christmas Gifts for the Geeks from the Boys Down Under
The boys are at a factory in China to check out the Christmas presents they’ve had made for the Geeks. Despite some shennanigans with the gifts, they manage to reference the following aviation news items from Down Under: Qantas have … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk, Radio Play
Tagged 787, A380, ACCC, Air New Zealand, alliance, Aunt Benet, China, Christmas, Convair 580, Dan Webb, David Vanderhoof, Etihad, factory, Jetstar, Max Flight, Melbourne, Pieter Johnson, presents, Qantas, Rob Mark, Rolls Royce, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SkyTeam, Virgin Blue
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Episode 126: A380s are flying again but sadly, the Pig is out!
Yet again there’s lots of news about Qantas but then, the A380 is a lot of aircraft isn’t it! A380s are back flying again but Qantas is only using them on the Sydney to London via Singapore route as Rolls … Continue reading
Episode 125: A380 flying, aviation in the media spotlight and the F-111 Media Day
Well, it’s Happy Turkey day for our American friends but we don’t celebrate that one down here. Maybe it’s because we’re thankful every day to be here in Australia? Four of Qantas’ A380s have had their Trent 9000s swapped for … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 1SQN, 6SQN, 717, 747, 747-400, A380, AirAsia, Alan Joyce, Amberley, Bali, Darwin, F111, F18F+, Jetstar, liquid scanner, media, Qantas, QF32, RAAF, security, Singapore, Sydney, Terry Deeth, Virgin Blue
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Episode 122: Qantas A380 rains engine parts over Indonesia (QF32)
The guys have been caught out by the Australia Desk segment being brought forward to the start of the news so they have to scurry a bit to get ready. As Steve notes, it’s a big news item so no … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Alan Joyce, catastrophic, Changi, Indonesia, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik AG, maintenance, PCDU, Qantas, QF32, Rolls Royce, safety, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, VH-OQA
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Episode 106: Delays, groundings, finances & LemSips
Grant’s hauled himself to the microphone to record despite having a nasty cough & sore throat but the show must go on: Air New Zealand may be going to buy a chunk of Virgin Blue shares over & above their … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, 787-8, 787-9, Air New Zealand, ANA, Aviation Week & Space Technology, F111, Indonesia, Jetstar, Lion Air, MRH90, New Zealand, P3, Pitch Black, Qantas Group, REX, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, strike, Thailand, Tiger Airways, Trans-Tasman Alliance, TWU, Virgin Blue, Virgin Group
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