We were a little delayed because Grant was trying to do it all this week, but better late than never. With Steve in the USA, Grant was flying solo and discovering that he missed having someone to put the gear up on take off.
This week’s episode includes the following topics:
- Air New Zealand joins Tiger to say that Delta teaming up with V Australia (Delta V) is bad, but QANTAS stays out of it
- QANTAS 737 de-pressurises during flight
- Jetstar upsetting Kiwi pax with baggage charges
- It’s official, Regional Express (REX) is the world’s best regional carrier
- Virgin Blue 737 loses a nose wheel
- Brett Godfrey announces he’ll retire from Virgin Blue
- Virgin Blue to raise capital
- John Holland Group wins Virgin Blue’s Embraer maintenance work
- Macquarie Airports to separate from the Macquarie Group
- PelAir chosen for Ambulance Victoria contract
- Steve Visscher presents an update from the USA, including flight comparisons and the TSA