Episode 282: Not Hot Enough in Alice?

With Steve just about to go into the surgeon’s hands, Grant calls on ATC Ben, Jonesy and Kathy Mexted to help out. As you might expect, the result is a bit of a roller coaster as the team talks about:Qantas gets downgraded by another agency (Moodys) as expected but otherwise it’s still somewhat quiet.Air New Zealand A320 has an engine failure departing Melbourne (and doesn’t land in Kathy’s back yard).Boeing’s 787-9 test aircraft is in Alice Springs but rumour is it’s still not hot enough for them!RAAF 77SQN are preparing for Exercise Red Flag in Nevada.The Boeing and Thales consortium are selected for AIR 9000 Phase 7 (advanced helicopter trainer).