Episode 15: And now for something completely different, here is the news

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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 [...]

 
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Episode 6: Plugcast

Tags: 737, 757, 787, A4, Air New Zealand, Airlines PNG, Airplane Geeks, Ariane, bomb, Cloud 9 Travel, DHC-6, Flight Centre, Flight Experience Melbourne, Kaman, Kokoda, London, Los Angeles, Macquarie Airports, MaxFlight, New Zealand, Optus, QANTAS, RAN, Regional Express, REX, RNZAF, Seasprite, simulator, Singapore Airlines, Skyhawk, Twin Otter, United, Virgin Blue, wind

After almost two weeks we finally get another episode out, but this one should be worth the wait. We have our first guest discussion session (@MaxFlight from the Airplane Geeks Podcast) and we have our first interview (Carlo Santoro from the Flight Experience Melbourne 737 simulator). In addition to all this, we also discuss the following topics:

Bodies of the passengers on the Airlines PNG Twin Otter crash at Kokoda are [...]

 
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Episode 3: Flying Solo

Tags: 737, Air New Zealand, Auckland, Brett Godfrey, Brisbane, Delta, Embraer, Gold Coast, Jetstar, John Holland, Macquarie Airports, Macquarie Group, Melbourne, New Zealand, PelAir, Perth, QANTAS, Regional Express, REX, Sydney, Tiger Airways, TSA, USA, V Australia, Virgin Blue

We were a little delayed because Grant was trying to do it all this week, but better late than never. With Steve in the USA, Grant was flying solo and discovering that he missed having someone to put the gear up on take off.
This week’s episode includes the following topics:

Air New Zealand joins Tiger to say that Delta teaming up with V Australia (Delta V) is bad, but QANTAS stays [...]

 
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