Australia's Premier Aviation Podcast

Surprisingly less than one week after our first episode was released, we’re releasing our second episode. During this one, we discuss the following items:

• Singapore Airlines to fly A380 to Melbourne
  • Superjumbo threat to Qantas stepped up (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• British Airways cutting flights to Australia
  • British Airways to cut flights to Australia (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Garuda ends their only flight to Darwin
  • Plea for Garuda to retain Darwin flights (Daniel Bourchier @ the Northern Territory News)
• Tiger Airlines protests V Australia’s agreement with Delta
  • Tiger Airlines out to disrupt Delta Airways deal (Geoff Easdown @ the Courier Mail)
  • Virgin’s joint venture deal with Delta has upset Tiger (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Steve says Tiger Airways’ reality show is terrible but he’s going to keep watching it (Airways)
• Virgin Blue halts shares and appears to be seeking more money
  • Virgin defers on call for funds (Matt O’Sullivan @ WA Today)
  • Virgin goes to Gulf for cash (Adele Ferguson @ The Australian)
• Push for second Sydney area airport to be at the Richmond RAAF base
  • Airlines push for second airport at RAAF base (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
  • Wikipedia information on RAAF Richmond airbase
• RAAF Sabre jet flies again
  • Temora Aviation Museum
  • Australian RAAF Sabre Flies Again (AVweb)
• We comment on Robyn Riley of the Sunday Herald Sun panning Air New Zealand’s Nothing To Hide campaign
• QANTAS ground staff in Perth are upset with management leaving them to deal with angry passengers
  • Perth ground staff lash Qantas inaction (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Jockeys smuggle beer onto REX flight and drink them while returning from a responsible drinking course
  • Drunken flight lands jockeys in hot water (ABC News)

 

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