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 13: The Only Way is Zupp

Tags: 737, 747, Ansett, articles, Australian Aviation, author, Bert Hinkler, book, Bundaberg, Down to Earth, Hinkler Hall of Aviation, Hinkler House, Jabiru, Owen Zupp, RAAF, RFDS, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Skycraft Scout, There and Back

Of all the times for the technical gremlins to strike, it had to be for our “Lucky” 13th episode. We recorded a great discussion with Owen Zupp and, despite a fault in the call recorder that made us repeat a part, we thought we had it in the bag. We even feature our first ever give away in this episode and it’s a beauty (see the notes below for details).
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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.

 
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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 [...]

 
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