This episode we're joined by Dan, David & Rob from the Airplane Geeks podcast to discuss airline news and have a great discussion about air traffic control issues here & in the USA. We also have interviews with Dr Bruce Searle, dean of the Australian Centre for Mission Aviation, and Andrew Temby, aerobatic pilot & owner of a YAK-52TW. Both were recorded at the Mission Aviation Fellowship airshow held at Coldstream Airport (YCEM) a few weeks back.

While Max Flight from the Airplane Geeks couldn't be with us, having the other guys from the show record with us was a hoot and certainly generated a LOT of content for a future "Bloopers Only" episode. We're definitely looking forward to recording with them again once our sanity recovers.

The topics discussed in this episode include:

• A general discussion of airline issues down under with the Airplane Geeks
• Emirates and V Australia to codeshare on Tasman routes (Leithen Francis @ FlightGlobal)
• V Australia to Codeshare with…Emirates? (Dan Webb @ Things in the Sky)
• High fuel prices may clip recovery (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Premium passengers slowly return to flights (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Qantas CEO: See No Further Room For Capacity Cuts In This FY (Wall St Journal)
• INTERVIEW: Qantas CEO: Passenger Demand Higher Than Expected (Wall St Journal)
• Qantas jettisons JAL merger rumour (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Virgin in talks to buy $4b planes (Matt O'Sullivan @ The Age)
• Virgin Blue to buy 30 to 50 737s? (Australian Aviation magazine)
• Virgin Blue's plan to seat more passengers (Steve Creedy @ The Australian)
• Brett Godfrey true believer in 50pc Virgin share (Steve Creedy @ The...