Episode 235: Grant's unwell but is back in Oz & discussing the news

Grant's back from Malaysia but has been wiped out but some lurgi that he picked up during his travels. Despite this, the boys managed to discuss a lot of news items:The ACCC is concerned with Tiger Airways being purchased by Virgin Australia, leading to a duopoly with Qantas & Jetstar.Steve & Grant want to set up their own airline, but maybe they should just back Thromby Air.Qantas are continuing with 787 Dreamliner purchase due to fuel efficiency, despite the safety issues with their batteries.Cathay Pacific and Garuda are increasing their Hong Kong flights to Europe to pick up Australians as Qantas pulls back on their Asian & Kangaroo Route flights.British Airways may be in a snit with Qantas due to Qantas' alliance with Emirates.Air Pacific are rebranding to Fiji Airways and are looking for a new CEO.Aviation Australia in Brisbane are expending to Malaysia to perform training for Air Asia engineering students.The RAAF marks 10 years of C-130 operations in the MEAO despite being down to only 12 airframes.