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Episode 209: It’s Pitch Black, mate!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Episode 201: Catch me I’m Falling…

Posted on June 12, 2012 by admin

Oh no, Grant’s fallen down a well as he tried to see just how low the Qantas share price has gone! Fortunately Steve was able to pull him out with a bucket & they were able to discuss: Qantas share … Continue reading →

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Episode 200: We’ve Come A Long Way … and Good Bye Dan!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin

It’s a momentous day as we’re recording what we *think* is our 146th Australia Desk segment. Apparently it’s also a big number for the Airplane Geeks – something about a double century? Must be a cricket score! Meanwhile, we’re joined … Continue reading →

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Episode 193: The Chips are Down on Qantas’ Biofuel Test

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Grant drives over to the studio to discover Steve’s got a new “Get Rich Quick” scam scheme he’s cooked up around biofuel! Qantas flew an A330 (VH-EBP) from Sydney to Adelaide & back on a 50/50 blend of jet fuel … Continue reading →

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Episode 189: Why, why, wai believe in Red-Q???

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin

It’s a wonderful Autumn day and Grant’s hung over but what the heck, on with the show: Red-Q was supposed to be Qantas’ new premium configured single-aisle A320 international airline that would be 51% controlled by the foreign country it … Continue reading →

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Episode 182: Cracks appearing and the Canton Route

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

It’s Sunday and there’s work to do outside so the guys are going to try get through the news quickly… Yeah, right, as if… More A380 cracking issues for Qantas to keep an eye on and these ones are different … Continue reading →

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Episode 179: Hey Steve, we’re on the show!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

The boys have weaseled their way into a Geeks recording session and managed to join the discussion for a while. It’s not a typical Australia Desk (it wasn’t a typical Geeks episode either!) but they do talk about the Australian … Continue reading →

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Episode 177: Virgin Oz re-structures and carries more domestic pax than Qantas

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Episode 173: Virgin Australia goes business as Strategic rebrands

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

This episode, Grant assumes high office, Virgin Australia introduces business class, Qantas announces A380s on the Sydney – Hong Kong route, Strategic Airlines re-brands as Air Australia, 3rd KC-30A tanker enters RAAF service, an then the boys hijack Grill The … Continue reading →

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Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

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 →

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