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Tag Archives: VH-OQA
Episode 255: Politics, A380 explosions and a world rounder
After an “interesting” week in Australian federal politics, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, is now also the Deputy Prime Minister, leaving Steve & Grant to ponder whether this will be good for aviation or not. In more positive … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Airventure, Asia, ATSB, Cirrus, Deputy Prime Minister, Europe, Jack Wiegant, Minister for Transport & Infrastructure, Oshkosh, Pacific, politics, Qantas, record, Rolls Royce, Ryan Campbell, solo, SR-22, Sydney, Teen World Flight, USA, VH-OLS, VH-OQA, Wollongong, world rounder
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Episode 193: The Chips are Down on Qantas’ Biofuel Test
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
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A330, A380, Adelaide, Australia, biofuel, carbon tax, chips, Europe, get rich quick, humour, Indonesia, Nancy Bird Walton, New Zealand, oil, Qantas, QF32, Sydney, theme, VH-EBP, VH-OQA
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Episode 190: Bifurcating Virgins
Steve & Grant join the Geeks for a live record of the Australia Desk which has made Steve very happy as he doesn’t have to edit it! Despite the perils of recording live, the boys managed to discuss: Virgin moves … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Air Australia, Air New Zealand, AirAsiaX, ATR72, Christchurch, cracks, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, LiveWithTheGeeks, Nancy Bird Walton, Qantas, Rolls Royce, Singapore, VH-OQA, Virgin Australia
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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 148: An ejection, Qantas woes and Grant jumps off his soapbox
The boys are recording early as Steve’s going to visit family on the weekend and needs to have this one sorted before he leaves. A RAAF PC-9 trainer (A23-039) has crashed near RAAF Base East Sale here in Victoria with … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A380, Australia, East Sale, ejection, failure, fault, Flight Time Radio, foreign, ladder, maintenance, media, microscope, Nancy Bird Walton, oil line, outsource, PC9, pilots, Qantas, QF32, RAAF, Rolls Royce, soapbox, trampoline, Udvar Hazy Center, unions, VH-OQA, Victoria
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Episode 135: Qantas disputes getting more intense
It’s a busy news week with lots happening so this week’s OzDesk is going to be longer than normal. Hopefully the Geeks will forgive us as it’s important aviation news from Down Under. Qantas is increasing their fuel surcharges due … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A320, A380, AIPA, Air New Zealand, All Blacks, CAE 7000, call, damages, fares, fuel costs, fuel surcharge, industrial action, JetConnect, Jetstar, Jetstar Asia, New Zealand, PC9, Perth, pico-cell, pilots, Qantas, QF32, RAAF, Rolls Royce, simulator, text, union, VH-OQA
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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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