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

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 paymentShareholders blast Qantas over Dixon payout (ABC News)Qantas shareholders slam Dixon payout (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)Jetstar tight-lipped on Facebook ‘sacking’ (ABC News)RedBull AirRace returns to Perth in 2010 (see Tourism West Australia’s release)Rocket Lab Primed To Launch New Zealand’s First Rocket Into Space (Voxy.co.nz)Crash fears after 10 near misses a year in NSW (Sydney Morning HeraldQantas unveils Socceroos 747 (Australian Aviation)Jetstar plane evacuated after engine fire (ABC News)Virgin Blue 737’s nose wheel ‘disintegrates’ on landingPlane wheel ‘disintegrates’ on landing (ABC news)Virgin Blue hits back at ALAEA after wheel issueVirgin Blue denies plane wheel disintegratedPolice guard staff after Tiger passengers left stranded (Mex Cooper @ Sydney Morning Herald)Qantas passengers stranded for 26 hours(Kate Schneider @ News.com.au)Next QANTAS A380s delayed due to technical issuesTechnical issues force delay to Qantas's next two A380s (Australian Aviation)Qantas talks straight on Airbus problem (ABC News)Qantas A380 project takes out award (Australian Aviation)Russian jets ‘refused’ on Black Saturday (Melissa Jenkins @ NineMSN)General Aviation & RA-Aus round-upAustralia’s centenary of powered flight to be celebrated at Diggers Rest between March 18th & 21st, 2010 (see Victorian government’s release)RFDS enters jet age (Australian Aviation)The Last Super Beaver (Australian Aviation)Mayor calls for Jandakot curfewBas reports on his experiences at the Jamestown airshowDiscussion on changes coming up in RA-Aus (25nm over water, 600kg for non-ISA but no increase of weight to 760kg)Bas talks about the AeroScene flying groupRNZAF A4 Skyhawks battle bureaucracy to get soldUpdate on RAAF Airbus KC-30 MRTTThird tanker enters conversion facility (Australian Aviation)Second RAAF tanker flies (Australian Aviation)$1bn industry package & early availability for a RAN Romeo buyAs usual, our sound effects come from SoundSnap.com and our theme music track is "YouNameIt5" by Brian Simpson (aka t3cat5).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Blubrry - https://create.blubrry.com/resources/about-blubrry/privacy-policy