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Tag Archives: Tiger Airways
Episode 374: Tiger Enters the Comedy Market, Who Knew?
The boys are back and the comedy flows as they report on Tiger Airways apparently improving their customer experience and even getting a new call center. Steve is less than enthused! He is, however, rather excited about the next Retro … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, Angel Flight, Bankstown, big motor fokker, call center, charity, customer service, dinner, Em Cee, Fokker 50, little motor fokker, Matt Hall, paint scheme, Qantas, retro livery, Retro Roo, SteveStillWaiting, Tiger Airways, V-Jet, Virgin Australia
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Episode 256: Tiger, Virgin, Romeos and a Teen World Flight update
It’s chilly & frosty down in Melbourne but that’s good for Grant as balloons fly extra well in the cold. But, enough of the weather, lets talk about the news: Tiger Airways re-brands as Tigerair as they continue their integration … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Asia-Pacific, Aviation Week, cold, Connecticut, frequent flyer, GoCat, Hawaii, Hilo, hot air balloon, MH60, MH60R, PCDU, pets, RAN, REX, Romeo, Ryan Campbell, Teen World Flight, Tiger Airways, TigerAir, USA, Virgin Australia, weather
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Episode 247: No Speedos were harmed in the production of this segment
The Australian Government released its latest Defense White Paper this week, outlining updates on planned future equipment acquisitions for the Army, Navy and Air Force. On the aviation side of things, the purchase of 12 EA-18G “Growler” aircraft was announced, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Air Force, Army, Attorney General, Defense White Paper, EA-18G, F-35, F/A-18F, Federal Government, Federal Police, Growler, John Borghetti, Mark Dreyfus, mobile phone, Navy, Qantas, Rod Sharp, Speedos, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia
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Episode 246: Hey United, watch out for that bridge!
United 747 collides with aerobridge at Melbourne Airport. Virgin Australia finally gets approval to buy 60% of Tiger Airways, while Singapore Airlines buys a chunk of Virgin Australia from Richard Branson. Links : Plane sustains substantial damage in accident Virgin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, aerobridge, Melbourne airport, Richard Branson, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, YMML
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Episode 239: After Avalon, lets catch up on some news items
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, 787, ACCC, Avalon, Boeing, CASA, compensation, freighter, James Strong, profit, Qantas, studio, Tiger Airways, UAV, Virgin Australia
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Episode 235: Grant’s unwell but is back in Oz & discussing the news
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 787, ACCC, Air Pacific, AirAsia, Asia, Aviation Australia, battery, Brisbane, British Airways, C130, Cathay Pacific, CEO, dream, duopoly, Emirates, Fiji Airways, fuel, Garuda, Hong Kong, Jetstar, Kangaroo Route, Malaysia, Malaysian Airlines, Middle East, Qantas, RAAF, safety, Thromby Air, Tiger Airways, Virgin Australia
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Episode 233: Post Australia Day and we’ve got some news
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Australia Day, Emirates, event, fiesta, hot air balloon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysian Airlines, Melbourne, Nykolai McHerron, oneworld, Qantas, Singapore, Sydney, Tiger Airways
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Episode 230: Summer’s heating up for the ACCC and for RA-Aus vs CASA
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
Episode 221: Slow news week but hey, Tiger got a smack on the wrist…
It’s been a slow news week but Steve wakes Grant to talk about the only two stories that could be found at the bottom of the barrel: Tooradin airport (YTDN) down near Steve is once again being put forward as … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged ACMA, Avalon Airport, Essendon Airport, fine, Lindsay Fox, Melbourne, spam, swamp, Tiger Airways, Tooradin, YTDN
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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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