Thanks to an opportunity presented by Shashank Nigam, Grant’s just had an article about the ongoing Jetstarisation of QANTAS published on Shashank’s Simpliflying site.
It provides a background on the birth of Jetstar, its growth to date and how it is destined to consume more of QANTAS’ mainline routes & aircraft. Head on over to Simpliflying and check out the article.
Thanks to Shashank for giving us the opportunity to gain further [...]
22
Feb
2010
The Jetstarisation of QANTAS is not over yet
Tags: 747, 787, A380, Alan Joyce, Australian Airlines, Ben Sandilands, Business Class, City Flyer, Economy, Emirates, first class, Impulse Airlines, Jetstar, Jetstarisation, LCC, Low Cost Carrier, Melbourne, Plane Talking, Premium Economy, QANTAS, Shashank Nigam, SimpliFlying, Singapore Airlines, Sydney, Tiger Airways, Virgin Blue
13
Feb
2010
Episode 25: Fan Boys
Tags: 737, 767, 777, 787, Air New Zealand, Auckland, AVTours, first class, Flight Experience Melbourne, Garuda, Jetstar, kiosk, Matt Hall, Narita, Perth, QANTAS. 747, RedBull AirRace, simulator, Singapore, SMS, Sydney, tailstrike
Yes, Steve & Grant are Fan Boys (big Fan Boys, in fact :) and this episode we demonstrate it once again by interviewing Matt Hall and hanging out with some more fans at the Flight Experience Melbourne Facebook fan page open night in their 737 flight simulator. Seems we’re not the only ones who think a publically accessible 737 simulator is a great thing :)
Here’s how this episode flows:
First class [...]
15
Jan
2010
Episode 23: Australia: A TSA free zone (for now)
Tags: A380, Air New Zealand, AirAsia, Amadeus, Antarctica, Avro Avian, c'est la vent, callsign, CME, Constellation, Coronal Mass Ejection, disestablished, Garuda Indonesia, Go Cat, GPS, Guy Menzies, Jack Seymour, Jetstar, Jetstar Pacifiic, Joint Venture, L-1049, Mawson, Mile High Flyers, Pilot's Flight Podlog, QANTAS, Rockhampton, Shashank Nigam, SimpliFlying, Student Flight, Tiger Airways, TSA, Vickers, Vietnam
Even down here in Australia we’re being impacted by the out-of-control antics of the TSA, so what the heck, we’ll have a bit of a c’est la vent moment about it. We also have our usual opinionated discussion on some other news items and chat with Shashank Nigam from SimpliFlying.
Here’s how the show proceeds:
Prosecutors want Garuda pilot back in jail (ABC News)
Farmer’s flight path message for charity (ABC News)
The first [...]
19
Dec
2009
Episode 21: London Calling
Tags: 787, Air New Zealand, Avtours Australia, Boeing, crash, DC10, Delta, Delta V, Ericsson, Falco, firebomber, FleetBuzz Editorial, Garuda, Geoffrey Edelsten, Jetstar, Oshkosh 2010, R44, Rotorua, Saj Ahmad, SFTC, skycrane, students, Sydney, Sydney Flight Training Centre, V Australia, Virgin Blue, White Paper
For the majority of our listeners it’s warm and getting warmer down here in the Southern Summer with Christmas just around the corner. Not so in London where it’s bleak and somewhat miserable (and that’s the economy, let alone the weather). Saj Ahmad from FleetBuzz Editorial is based in London and recently returned from the scorching skies of Dubai where he’d been attending the Dubai Airshow 2009. Saj generously took [...]
05
Dec
2009
Episode 19: Interview with a Vampire … Pilot (& Other Stories)
Tags: 747, A330, ADIRU, Air New Zealand, ATSB, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra, Jetstar, Newcastle, Pacific Blue, QANTAS, RAAF, Richmond, Sydney, V Australia, Virgin Blue, Williamtown
Steve’s out sick (he must have eaten the fish :) so Grant’s flying solo on this one and cheating madly by assembling a few interviews and a slightly modified version of the Australia Desk segment we recorded for the Airplane Geeks’ Thanksgiving episode. The interviews include:
Matt Hall & Nigel Lamb
Carlo Santoro from Flight Experience Melbourne
Nick Brau on flying hot air balloons over Melbourne city
The news items we covered include:
British Airways [...]
15
Nov
2009
Episode 16: Rant on Steve, Rant on
Tags: 737, 747, 767, 777, A320, Adelaide, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Avalon, Boeing, Brisbane, DC10, F111, Fiire Bomber, fire, JAL, Jetstar, Jetstarised, Melbourne Airport, Narita, Newcastle, Owen Zupp, QANTAS, RBAR, RedBull AirRace, Sydney, tiger, V Australia, Victoria, Water Bomber, Wedgetail, YMML
Steve & Grant discuss all the latest news items that were of interest over the past couple of weeks. Steve also gets to have a few “c’est la vent” moments on some topics that were annoying him.
As if all that wasn’t enough, we also have a chat with Owen Zupp and reveal the winner of our first ever give away competition. Sorry, you’ll have to listen to the episode to [...]
01
Nov
2009
Episode 15: And now for something completely different, here is the news
Tags: 737, 747, A320, A330, A380, A4, Air Traffic Control, Airbus, Airshow, ALEA, Beaver, Black Saturday, bush fire, Centenary, crash, DHC-2, Diggers Rest, evacuation, fire, fire bomber, GA, General Aviation, Geoff Dixon, Hobart, Houdini, Il76, Ilyushin, Jamestown, Jandakot, Jetstar, KC-30, maintenance, MH-60R, MRTT, New Zealand, Newcastle, nose wheel, Perth, QANTAS, RA-Aus, RAAF, RAN, RedBull AirRace, RFDS, RNZAF, Rocket, Rocket Lab, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Skyhawk, Socceroos, Super Beaver, Sydney, Tiger Airways, Victoria, Virgin Blue
We’re back to being our opiniated selves with a backlog of news stories to work through and discuss. Once again Bas Scheffers joins us for some of the news and to discuss a number of RA-Aus items. From Beavers to Tigers and even Kiwi Skyhawks doing battle with bureaucracy, we cover a diverse range of topics including:
QANTAS shareholders fail to block Dixon’s $3m payment
Shareholders blast Qantas over Dixon payout (ABC [...]
12
Oct
2009
Episode 12: It’s not that late in Adelaide…
Tags: A330, Air New Zealand, Air Traffic Control, Amberley, ATC, ATSB, Black Eyed Peas, Boeing, China, environment, F111, Facebook, Flight Attendant, India, Jetstar, KC-30, Mackay, MRTT, passengers, QANTAS, Queensland, RA-Aus, RAAF, Recreational Aviation Australia, Regional Express, REX, Social Networking, Townsville, Virgin Blue, Wagga
Despite his better judgement, Bas Scheffers comes back to hang out with us once again as we discuss some of the news items from the past week or so. Topics of discussion in this episode include:
Jetstar flight attendant gets in trouble with Facebook:
Jetstar attendant contacted 15yo passenger on Facebook (ABC News)
Jetstar worker in strife over Facebook incident (ABC News)
Mile-high matchmaking: social networking service (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
Jetstar eyes growth [...]
11
Sep
2009
Episode 8: Riding Our Segways
Tags: Adelaide, Air New Zealand, Airplane Geeks, B57, Bankstown, Canberra, Dan Web, Delta, Fiji, finance, Jetstar, Jetstar Pacific, Karla Courtney, Kokoda, QANTAS, QANTAS Travel Insider, RAAF, RFDS, Royal Flying Doctor Service, segways, Shashank Nigam, SimpliFlying, Tecnam, Tiger Airways, Toowomba, Virgin Blue, webjet
We thought we’d have this episode out within a few days of our previous one, but there was so many news items to review, so much to discuss and so many bits to splice together that it took a whole week to bring it to you. Weighing in at almost 2 hours, this episode has interviews, GA, follow ups and much much more.
16
Aug
2009
Episode 5: Jet Lag Recovery
Tags: Accident, AirAsiaX, Airlines PNG, Australian Aviation, Bankstown, Delta, DHC-6, Eaker AFB, Fiji, Jetstar, Kokoda, Landing Gear, Laser pointer, Leo Laporte, Malaysian Airlines, MAS, Pacific Blue, Papua New Guinea, QANTAS, Regional Airlines, RFDS, Royal Flying Doctor Service, SimpliFlying, Tiger Airways, Twin Otter, TWiT, V Australia, Virgin Blue, Woolworths, YSBK
Steve’s back from his trip to the USA and, despite some jet lag woes, he’s in the recording studio and the banter is flowing in our longest episode yet. Sadly, the first 15 minutes sound like Grant’s testing NASA’s new Interplanetary Internet and experiencing a really crappy connection. Not to worry, it soon clears up and the rest of the episode quite clearly reveals our usual commentary on this week’s [...]
