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The Australia Desk — 285 episodes
Episode 894: Vale Gary Bittle
Episode 813: Pacific Airshow Gold Coast with Brian Coleman
Episode 811: Ummm, about Rex...
Episode 804: Bye Bye Bonza, Hello Triton!
Episode 777: GippsAero is Aussie again but some of Bonza's pax aren't happy
Episode 774: Indo Pacific 2023 had helicopters, drones, and ... Grant
Episode 772: Qantas' reputation drops as passenger annoyance (& fares) go up
Episode 770: Downunder news of Hearts and Aviation... we're back!
Episode 748: Change of Monarch at Qantas by November
Episode 747: Memories of the Queen
Episode 746: Vale Max Hazelton, an Australian aviation pioneer
Episode 745: Accents to the MAX as Winter draws near Down Under
Episode 744: Bonza ticket sales for Bonza!
Episode 743: Taking the MRH-90 for a drink
Episode 741: You fly, I'll drink!
Episode 740: Avalon's back and we're loving it, Chief!
Episode 738: Kiwi retirements, military rumours and preparations for Avalon 2023
Episode 736: Anniversaries abound, from marriages to Emiroo
Episode 735: Floods vs Gas, it's all on in Steve's sim session
Episode 734: Bonza, a smattering of military and Qantas maintenance woes
Episode 733: Bonza gets its AOC & there's an Ozzie constellation in space
Episode 732: Fatal helicopter collision and Bonza's still awaiting their AOC
Episode 711: It's Bonza, Mate!
Episode 701: So much news, so little time...
Episode 684: The Blackhawks are dead, long live the Blackhawks
Episode 682: Farewell to the Classic Hornet
Episode 679: Opened borders allow a QF A380 to return plus RAAF rumours galore
Episode 675: More Romeos, please, and let’s get International again
Episode 614: The last Qantas 747 has left the party
Episode 607: Quarantinny News from Down Under
Episode 583: Political Enquiries, a Jetstar Strike & more RAAF Airframes
Episode 500: Spartans are great even without the roll
Episode 484: Dusting off the Studio
Episode 442: We’re back at the Avalon Air Show
Episode 382: So long & thanks for all the laughs
Episode 380: 5.5 Hour ETOPS? Wow!
Episode 379: Steve’s turn to Visit Fiji
Episode 378: Ice ice baby!
Episode 376: It’s all Back in Black
Episode 375: Angels Passing Gas
Episode 374: Tiger Enters the Comedy Market, Who Knew?
Episode 372: Grant’s Back on Deck
Episode 371: Calling Karratha, come in ATC Ben
Episode 366: Bigger is better? A380, C130s and Alan Joyce’s salary
Episode 365: Qantas gets a profit & Matt Hall’s back on the podium
Episode 363: The Virgin, the Tiger, the Sex Party and the Max
Episode 362: First in Type – Mostly
Episode 361: Qantas Turning the Corner?
Episode 360: Grant Made it to Fiji
Episode 359: Grant vs the Volcano
Episode 357: Baby Herc arrives as another 747 retires
Episode 354: Breathalysed on a scale of 1 to Rob Mark :)
Episode 353: Can Qantas Restore its Credit Rating AND get 787-9s?
Episode 352: Sabotage by Cabotage
Episode 350: It’s just the gas, man
Episode 347: Soap boxes galore as CASA, Jetstar & the F35 feature
Episode 345: Barossa Airshow
Episode 344: Charges? Charges? We don’t need no steenkin Charges!
Episode 343: Two Crew Good but One Crew Not Bad Either
Episode 341: Grand Prix handling displays are better than the cars :)
Episode 340: Pilatus PC24 is Super Sexy!
Episode 339: What Happens in Vegas…
Episode 338: It’s Avalon time again
Episode 336: A Gong for OJA? Rock On, Boys!
Episode 335: Ben’s Flying but Grant’s Grounded
Episode 334: Australia, Australia, we love you!
Episode 333: Boned, Pwned & Droned
Episode 332: Vale Captain Jack
Episode 331: Final Flights Abounding
Episode 329: Qantas Shuffling
Episode 327: Wirraway Birthday
Episode 326: JetGo should go to Wellcamp
Episode 325: Jabiru Engine Issues
Episode 324: Retro Roo
Episode 322: OpenAirplane? Don’t you mean Open Aeroplane???
Episode 321: Steve’s Back from the USA
Episode 320: Come fly with me
Episode 319: Shoe horning aircraft into Amberley
Episode 318: Grant’s in NZ
Episode 317: Hey, we’re live with the Geeks!
Episode 315: 75 Years of Wirraways
Episode 314: Qantas Profit, oh Qantas Profit, where for art thou???
Episode 312: Exercise Pitch Black 2014
Episode 310: Growth is good for Brumby but not so good for TigerAir
Episode 309: First F35s and Qantas goes Back to the Future
Episode 308: A Centenary of Australian Air Mail
Episode 307: Air New Zealand
Episode 305: Steve’s solo but maintains the Flight of Solidarity with Alex Fisher
Episode 304: Alex Fisher is Flying Around Australia
Episode 302: Airspace, Negotiations and Regulations (plus an F35 or two)
Episode 300: Back to Qantas and the F35
Episode 299: A Cirrus CAPS deployment gets Grant on the Radio
Episode 297: Badgerys Creek is Back
Episode 296: Intercom Chats
Episode 295: Rail to the Chief
Episode 294: Droning on 787s
Episode 293: Andrew helps with MH370 & RAAF news
Episode 292: Aircraft flocking to Perth for MH370 Search
Episode 291: We’re back but the news is much the same
Episode 289: We’re stuffed and there’s more to come
Episode 288: Poseidon Adventure
Episode 287: Mike Yeo & the Singapore Airshow
Episode 286: Matt Hall & His Prep for 2014’s Red Bull Air Race
Episode 285: Steve’s Back & Wheely Engaged
Episode 284: The new Brisbane West Wellcamp airport
Episode 283: No, the *other* Melbourne Airport
Episode 282: Not Hot Enough in Alice?
Episode 281: Starting 2014 off with NZ News
Episode 279: Enough Qantas, It’s Christmas & the beach is waiting
Episode 278: Qantas better get their knees up
Episode 277: Who Owns Qantas and the Psychology of AvGeeks
Episode 276: Lets try that shot again...
Episode 275: Drip Pricing is bad, ya drips!
Episode 274: Qantas closing maintenance, Jetstar flying 787s while RAAF is Growlering
Episode 273: Some news and an RFDS fund raiser
Episode 272: David the Ghost Hunter finds our hidden messages...
Episode 271: Scoot ya roo, it's Qantas' AGM once again
Episode 270: Greeting Jetstar's first 787
Episode 269: The International Fleet Review turned on great interview opportunities
Episode 268: Steve's team won the Grand Final but we still record a Desk
Episode 267: An AirProx, some headlines and Grant's going to be in AOPA's Australian Pilot magazine
Episode 266: Earth Rounders with Dick Smith and Ryan Campbell
Episode 264: Aviation Careers in Australia
Episode 263: The Dreaded Lightsaber Chicken
Episode 262: Bali in Business Class and Boeing Airliner Changes
Episode 261: Sabres rattle as VA collides with JQ as ANZ warns
Episode 260: Catching up with Ryan Cambell at Oshkosh
Episode 259: Human Performance and Multi-Crew Pilot License in your Career
Episode 258: Shifting into Wellcamp and C-130Js
Episode 257: CASA, RA-AUS, Sport Pilot and Taipans
Episode 256: Tiger, Virgin, Romeos and a Teen World Flight update
Episode 255: Politics, A380 explosions and a world rounder
Episode 254: Fog, tankers, Airvans and Fly Your Ideas
Episode 252: Live with the Geeks and yup, it's all Qantas yet again ... almost
Episode 251: MyJet to Bendigo, Qantas in Perth & Airbus for RNZAF
Episode 250: PelAir Westwind investigation, RMIT and retiring an AP-3C
Episode 249: GippsAero reduces workforce and Virgin's missing revenue targets
Episode 248: Qantas missing profits and Branson's visiting
Episode 247: No Speedos were harmed in the production of this segment
Episode 246: Hey United, watch out for that bridge!
Episode 245: New Zealand takes the Seasprites that the Aussies couldn't make work
Episode 244: Virgin acquires Skywest while an F-111C takes a road trip
Episode 243: Doug Worrall joins us to talk LEO and go-arounds
Episode 242: Qantas and Emirates flying formation over Sydney
Episode 241: Our ATC was on fire!
Episode 240: It's airports, runways, lounges and Avalon
Episode 239: After Avalon, lets catch up on some news items
Episode 238: Avalon 2013's a wrap, so lets talk Air Lift Group media fun
Episode 236: ATC Ben explains that not all ATMs are cash machines
Episode 235: Grant's unwell but is back in Oz & discussing the news
Episode 234: Front row seat for the Malaysian Airlines oneworld joining ceremony
Episode 233: Post Australia Day and we've got some news
Episode 232: Qantas, Western Australia, Woomera, Wyong, stealth and airports
Episode 231: You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel...
Episode 230: Summer's heating up for the ACCC and for RA-Aus vs CASA
Episode 229: Serge's views on exchange pilots, the F-35 and the transition to drones
Episode 228: More Super Hornets but where's the money going to come from?
Episode 226: Rebel investors trying to sieze control of Qantas
Episode 225: Steve scored a C-130H media flight, Grant got the tower & the Wedgetail's hit IOC
Episode 224: Sydney Airport's political hot potato could go well with a Wings & Thighs episode
Episode 223: A disturbance in the Force but no ice skates in Hell (yet)
Episode 222: Alliances are cool but retro may be making a comeback
Episode 221: Slow news week but hey, Tiger got a smack on the wrist...
Episode 220: Hopping into Melbourne Airport
Episode 219: Yer supposed to keep 'em separated!
Episode 218: You lost WHAT???
Episode 217: It's all about Sydney (& not just the Grand Final)
Episode 216: VIPA bares its teeth
Episode 214: What the QFEK? It's Emiroo!
Episode 212: Qantas Reports First Loss Since Going Public
Episode 211: A Shorter AusDesk? What a Challenge!
Episode 210: Good News, Everyone!
Episode 209: It's Pitch Black, mate!
Episode 208: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics
Episode 207: Escaping to Work
Episode 206: Hooroo with an iPad
Episode 205: Ballooning to the Max
Episode 204: Max's Favourite Australian
Episode 203: Qantas crying "Wolf" in Jetstar's clothing
Episode 201: Catch me I'm Falling...
Farewell Tribute for Dan Webb
Episode 200: We've Come A Long Way ... and Good Bye Dan!
Episode 199: Dreamliner hits Dreamtime on the DreamTour & We're Dreaming!
Episode 198: A Quick Collection of Updates
Episode 197: A Spartan Budget
Episode 196: Wings Over Illawarra 2012
Episode 195: GA Allowed at Avalon Airport for a fee, a LOT of fees!
Episode 193: The Chips are Down on Qantas' Biofuel Test
Episode 192: Cough, Gasp, Wheeze, Jetstar Hong Kong???
Episode 191: Roulette Sneak Peak
Episode 190: Bifurcating Virgins
Episode 189: Why, why, wai believe in Red-Q???
Episode 188: Live on the Ramp at Tyabb Airshow (with Video)
Episode 187: Pageants, downsizing, Spartans & Red 5 standing by
Episode 186: Air Australia Goes Under
Episode 185: More Cracking Issues
Episode 184: Rob Fyfe Resigning? Say it isn't so!
Episode 183: Alone Again...
Episode 182: Cracks appearing and the Canton Route
Episode 181: Reality Bites for CASA but Qantas gets a new celebrity
Episode 180: A380s, Qantas, Emirates and more
Episode 179: Hey Steve, we're on the show!
Episode 178: Air New Zealand sees turbulence ahead but Virgin Australia improve their customer satisfaction ratings
Episode 177: Virgin Oz re-structures and carries more domestic pax than Qantas
Episode 176: Steve's an instructor? David's here to help!
Episode 175: C-17s, C-130Hs, F-111s and Qantas makes a media boo boo
Episode 174: Air Australia, Tiger and Qantas
Episode 173: Virgin Australia goes business as Strategic rebrands
Episode 172: Virgin's benefits from Qantas' grounding and Grant's L-39 ride
Episode 171: Plane Talking about the Qantas grounding
Episode 170: Qantas politics just keeps going on and on and on...
Episode 169: Everyone's rather over this Qantas crap
Episode 168: Qantas dispute with their unions gets nasty
Episode 167: Ferris wheels, tankers and a box effect
Episode 166: Grant seeks his credibility while the RAAF orders a 6th C-17
Episode 165: What's in a name?
Episode 164: Memories of Ansett
Episode 162: Profits, losses and a score of hours
Episode 161: Qantas is restructuring into a Stronger Qantas
Episode 160: Tiger's back but CASA are watching closely
Episode 159: Is this the shortest OzDesk or what?
Episode 158: Of studios & speaker phones, it’s an “interesting” Desk to be sure!
Episode 157: Anthony Simmons presents his View from the Australia Desk
Episode 156: Stuff the news, lets talk Oshkosh preparations!
Episode 155: Tiger's grounding continues and the carbon tax is on us
Episode 154: Tiger Airways is grounded!
Episode 151: Grant's talks Virgin Australia from a field in the countryside
Episode 150: Remote ATC and Virgin sneaking a few Qantas senior managers
Episode 149: Alice has a Bone Yard
Episode 148: An ejection, Qantas woes and Grant jumps off his soapbox
Episode 147: Attack of the Steves
Episode 146: Rebranding your Virgin almost holds off Steve's L-39 ride
Episode 145: A grab bag of news items and its David's birthday
Episode 142: Grant falls for an April Fool prank by Australian Business Traveller
Episode 140: Fuel Surcharges and Price Fixing Freight Cartels
Episode 139: Post Avalon Blues
Episode 138: Looking at Avalon from a KC-135 Boomer's couch
Episode 137: Christchurch earthquake shuts down Kiwi ATC
Episode 136: Qantas and Jetstar are backing down on bad ideas
Episode 135: Qantas disputes getting more intense
Episode 134: Fuel surcharges and Qantas code sharing with themselves?
Episode 133: Hunting Virgin Blue's missing profit margin
Episode 132: Air New Zealand buying Virgin Blue Shares and there's a Balloon in the Bay
Episode 131: Doing Aviation Application Research for the Geeks
Episode 130: They're alive & back in the studio but the answering machine is full
Episode 128: Cheeky Christmas Gifts for the Geeks from the Boys Down Under
Episode 126: A380s are flying again but sadly, the Pig is out!
Episode 125: A380 flying, aviation in the media spotlight and the F-111 Media Day
Episode 124: Jetstar vs the Volcano
Episode 123: Qantas' 90th birthday celebrations and John Travolta
Episode 122: Qantas A380 rains engine parts over Indonesia (QF32)
Episode 121: Floods, AGMs and Laugh Tracks
Episode 120: Ramp Rash, Tigers & Ballooning
Episode 119: Pacific Peso Parity
Episode 118: It's almost but not quite all about Qantas
Episode 117: Bugs R Us
Episode 116: Combat Jets on the Gold Coast
Episode 115: The Oprah-Jet
Episode 114: Virgin Blue's Strategies in Tatters?
Episode 113: The Kids help out on Father's Day
Episode 112: Media Scrums
Episode 111: Jogging Dump & Burn
Episode 110: Qantas Profit Report
Episode 109: Defence against Jetwhine
Episode 108: Cash for Clunkers
Episode 107: Jetstar's Asian pilot planning irks the union
Episode 106: Delays, groundings, finances & LemSips
Episode 69: Air NZ issues a Bare Essentials challenge to Southwest Airlines
Episode 68: It's torches and pitchforks as Qantas shareholders prepare for the AGM
Episode 67: Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief in the Pacific
Episode 65: Steve's gone flying and he's *still* smiling
Episode 64: Dissatisfied with Tiger? Say it isn't so!
Episode 63: It’s almost all Qantas
Episode 59: Virgin Blue Fund Raising while Steve’s in the USA with the Geeks
Episode 58: Grant’s Flying Solo
Episode 57: Forget the Kidneys, Just Send the Cash
Episode 56: Aircrew Fatigue is a Major Factor (Launch of Plane Crazy Down Under)
Episode 55: Air New Zealand has Nothing to Hide
Episode 54: Qantas Cancels 15 787 Orders
Episode 53: More A330 Issues for Jetstar
Episode 52: Cockpit Window Fire
Episode 51: A Dark & Stormy Flight
Episode 50: Alan Joyce wants airports to help reduce costs
Episode 49: Flight Attendant leaves a bomb hoax???
Episode 48: Ryan Air & Golf Course Landings (Our Emails Read Out)