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 aloof as Air NZ joins Delta V opponents (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• QANTAS 737 de-pressurises during flight
• Engineers probe Qantas midair mishap (ABC News)
• Jetstar upsetting Kiwi pax with baggage charges
• Bags cost shocks traveller (Rebecca Lewis @ the New Zealand Herald)
• It's official, Regional Express (REX) is the world's best regional carrier
• Rex ruled the world's best regional carrier (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Virgin Blue 737 loses a nose wheel
• Safety fears raised after plane wheel falls off (ABC News)
• Brett Godfrey announces he'll retire from Virgin Blue
• Brett Godfrey to retire from Virgin Blue (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Virgin Blue to raise capital
• Godfrey to quit as Virgin raises capital (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• John Holland Group wins Virgin Blue's Embraer maintenance work
• John Holland in 10-year deal to maintain Virgin Blue's Embraer jets (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Macquarie Airports to separate from the Macquarie Group
• Macquarie Airports takes over management from Macquarie Group (Allison Jackson @ The Australian)
• Sydney airport traffic declines; Melbourne rises (Business Day)
• Airports fly against economic downturn (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• PelAir chosen for Ambulance Victoria contract
• Pel-Air Chosen As Preferred Contractor By Ambulance Victoria (Aero-News)
• Steve Visscher presents an update from the USA, including flight comparisons and the TSA