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Iranian Missile Attack
Jacqui Felgate asked James Nixon
about the ramifications for pilots and
airlines of the 180 missiles being fired
towards Israel by Iran overnight.
He explained the potential issues
with OPSGROUP alerts, how the airlines
would handle the situation, and the fact
that although Jordan and Iraq closed
their airspace, Iran was still open above
24,500 feet … they like to make money
in USD Dollars from overflight rights!
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Great Australian Lives
Craig Willis caught up with James
Nixon and discovered how one
teacher inspired him to fly … and
how another stole his dream.
Years later the ember of the dream
became a spark … and he ended his
thirty-one year flying career as an
Emirates A380 Captain.
He has retired to Melbourne,
writing books, commentating
in the media, and doing public
speaking.
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An Aviation Ombudsman
Jonathon Kendall asked James
Nixon if Australia needed an
Aviation Ombudsman as proposed
by the Labor Government.
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Under pressure
Disrupt Radio's Libbi Gorr
and James Nixon talk about the
Australian aviation industry and
why it's not wise to take on the
incumbents on the routes that
provide all their money.
Later, they are joined by
George Donikian in the
Double Dee Spot.
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Rex is grounded
Jonathon Kendall asked James Nixon
about the grounding of the Regional
Express jet operations Australia-wide.
At this stage the regional turbo-prop
routes will continue.
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Long safety videos
Brian Wilson asked James Nixon
about lengthy safety videos and
the potential takeoff delays for
Nine News radio stations in
QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA.
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Virgin 737 Birdstrike
Sammy J asked James Nixon
about birdstrikes on aircraft
after VA148, a Virgin 737, hit
a bird after takeoff from
Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Aviation Matters
Disrupt Radio's Libbi Gorr
asked James Nixon about the SQ
777 severe turbulence encounter,
and other aviation matters.
Two segments, joined.
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Singapore Airlines 777
ABC News Radio's Thomas Oriti
asked James Nixon about the Singapore
Airlines 777 that encountered severe
turbulence enroute from London to
Singapore, before being diverted to BKK.
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Singapore Airlines 777
ABC Regional Victoria's Debbie Rybicki
asked James Nixon about the Singapore
Airlines 777 that encountered severe
turbulence enroute from London to
Singapore, before being diverted to BKK.
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Singapore Airlines 777
Sammy J asked James Nixon
about the Singapore Airlines 777
that encountered severe turbulence.
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Airlines should …
Tony Moclair asked James Nixon
what he would like to see removed
from airlines in future.
Some low-cost carriers are removing the
ability to recline economy seats.
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New U.S.A Airline Rules
Shane McInnes asked James Nixon
about the new passenger-friendly rules.
Could they be applied here?
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Ask a Pilot.
ABC Regional Victoria's Debbie Rybicki asked
James Nixon about the recent Latam 787 flight
and other recent aviation incidents.
She also asked listeners to ask any questions
about aviation in a free-ranging 20 minute chat.
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Latam woes.
Tony Moclair asked James Nixon
about the Latam 787 that landed in
AKL yesterday with 50 injured pax.
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Pets On Planes
Jo Trilling asked James Nixon
about Virgin Australia's decision to
allow small dogs and cats on board.
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Pets On Planes
Prue Bentley asked James Nixon
about Virgin Australia's decision to
allow small dogs and cats on board.
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Pets On Planes
Sammy J asked James Nixon
about Virgin Australia's decision to
allow small dogs and cats on board.
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Boeing 737 Max-9
Shane McInnes asked James Nixon
what is going on with the Boeing 737
Max aircraft in the wake of the Alaskan
Airlines incident at Portland, Oregon.
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Domestic airlines.
Shane McInnes asked James Nixon
what the domestic airlines have to do
to win back the flying public.
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Landing in fog.
Tony Jones asked James Nixon
how pilots land in foggy conditions.
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A Passenger Charter
Ollie Peterson asked James Nixon
about the idea of a passenger charter.
Should the airlines be 'fined' for bad
performance / behaviour?
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A Passenger Charter
Tony Moclair asked James Nixon
about the idea of a passenger charter.
Should the airlines be 'fined' for bad
performance / behaviour?
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The Qantas Board
Tony Moclair asked James Nixon
about members of the Qantas Board.
Should they do international flights
in economy class to see what the
product is really like?
What's wrong with the product?
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Jetstar Cracked Windshield
Jacqui Felgate asked James Nixon
about a Jetstar flight that suffered a
cracked windshield and had to divert
into Guam on a flight from Japan to
Cairns last night.
He explained the potential issues
with cracked windshields, and how
the airlines rectified the situation.
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'Six hour wait!'
Jacqui Felgate asked James Nixon
about a Qantas flight that waited six
hours for the winds to become favourable
for takeoff at Melbourne last night, since
the long runway was unavailable for use.
Eventually the flight was abandoned.
Apparently some passengers were offered
accomodation, with most being sent home.
Why would this be the case?
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'Traffic Traffic!'
Jacqui Felgate asked James Nixon
about planes flying too close together.
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Ice Falls
Jacqui Felgate asked James Nixon
if it's true that ice can fall from an
overflying aircraft, after a large ice
block was discovered on a Bendigo
golf course this morning.
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Talking Melbourne
Darren James invited James Nixon
to spend an hour talking about his
career as an airline pilot, as part of
the Talking Melbourne series.
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Business Class
Dee Dee Dunleavy asked James Nixon
about why people spend so much
money to travel in Business Class.
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Carry-on baggage
Dee Dee Dunleavy asked James Nixon
about the possibility that airfares will
come down this year, carry-on baggage,
and Qantas' run of aircraft turn-backs.
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Crash in Nepal
Thomas Orito asked James Nixon
about the Yeti Airlines ATR-72 that
crashed approaching Pokhara airport
in central Nepal.
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Air Rage
Tony Jones & James Nixon
discussed what causes it.
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The Night Shift
Adam Shand & James Nixon
discussed bombs on aircraft.
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The Great Qantas Hoax
Adam Shand, & James Nixon
discussed 'Mr.Brown' and the 1971
Qantas Boeing 707 Bomb Hoax
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The Night Shift
Adam Shand, Tim Watson-
Munro & James Nixon discussed
sleeping, youth violence, gangs,
drugs and MH370.
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The Fate Of Virgin
On Sunday Mornings James
spoke to Darren James, Heidi
Murphy & Nick McCallum about
the fate of Virgin Australia airline.
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MMM Breakfast
(Adelaide)
Limo and Ditts asked about
the cracks in two Qantas 737s.
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3AW Breakfast's Ross Stevenson
& John Burns asked James about
windshear after a Qantas Airbus
A380 diverted to Avalon.
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Tech Load
Southern FM's Sandra Spencer
and James Nixon discussed the
technological changes within
the airline industry in the last
30 years.
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Essendon Airport Plans
3AW NEWS asked James about the
plans to reduce the width of the
runways, and allow buildings to
encroach on the movement areas.
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A Newsman & His Music
Colin Tyrus from Southern FM
asked James about the Boeing
737MAX, how he started flying
and the Airbus A380.
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Flash The Green
On Sunday Mornings James
spoke to Darren James and the
crew about flashing the green traffic
light three times before the amber
and red to prevent nose-to-tail
car crashes.
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The Boeing 737MAX
Ross Greenwood asked
about the Lion Air Boeing
737 MAX crash.
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Boeing 737 MAX Crash
Roo & Ditts asked about the
Ethiopian Airlines crash and
the grounded Boeing737 MAX.
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Boeing 737 MAX Crash
ABC Radio's Thomas Oriti
asked about the Ethiopian
Airlines crash and if the Boeing
737 MAX should be grounded.
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Boeing 737 MAX Crash
Eddie McGuire, Luke Darcy &
Wil Anderson asked about the
Ethiopian Airlines crash and if
the Boeing737 MAX 8 should
be grounded.
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The Boeing 737MAX
Ross Greenwood asked about the
Boeing 737 MAX crash.
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Ethiopian ET302
Ross & John were briefed on
Addis Ababa, one of the most
challenging airports in the world.
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11th March 2019
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Pilots Asleep At The Wheel
Ross & John were briefed on the
Nasa Nap and Controlled Rest.
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3rd March 2019
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Bored Pilot
Ross & John asked about the
pilot who let everyone know he
was bored.
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The Airbus A380
Ross Greenwood asked about the
Emirates Airbus A380 order.
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Pilots And Sleeping
Ross & John asked about Long
Haul Pilots and their lack of sleep.
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De-Icing An A380
Ross & John asked why an A380
was delayed for two hours today.
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MH370 Final Report
ABC Radio National's
Patricia Karvelas asks
James about the report
that has just been made
public.
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MH134
ABC PM asks James why
Malaysian MH134 took
off from Brisbane with its
airspeed instruments
covered-up.
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Ask A Pilot
Debbie Rybicki takes listeners
questions for James Nixon.
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Pilot Shortage
"Captain Clarrie" contributed to
Ross & John's Rumour File.
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Southwest 737 Uncontained
Engine Failure And
Depressurisation
Nick McCallum from 3AW
asked James to talk about the
Southwest Engine Failure and
subsequent depressurisation.
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Andy Burns from Southern FM
asked James to sit in for the entire show,
talking about everything —
from snakes-on-a plane, to his
book: The Crash Of MH370.
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The Last Trip
On the way to the airport for his last
trip he spoke about his career to
his friend, Radio 3AW's
Darren James
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WhiteRat
James Nixon contributed to
Ross & John's Rumour File
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Melbourne's New Airport
Radio 3AW's Darren James asked
about the proposed new airport in
Melbourne's southeast
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The World's Best Pilot,
First Officer Sirri, and
their Paid Passenger
Ross & John's Rumour File, a story about a
787 starting problem at Sydney last week
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What Happened To MH370 ?
Hear 6PR's Adam Shand asking
about MH370 - two years on.
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The New Killer In The Skies
Hear 6PR's Adam Shand asking
about lithium batteries and airliners.
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Aviation Communication
Hear 6PR's Adam Shand asking
about the dangers of pilots
mis-understanding aviation English.
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Pilot's Beards & Uniforms
Hear 6PR's Adam Shand asking
about the new Qantas uniform rules.
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Do Planes Really Glide?
3AW's Ross & John asked if it's
true that planes have the gliding
properties of a brick …
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British Tourist
Gang-Raped In Dubai
Hear 6PR's Adam Shand asking
about the dangers of local laws
when travelling overseas.
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Qantas To Make
Perth Its Hub
6PR's Adam Shand asked about
the direct Qantas 787 flights to
London.
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Phones Catching
Fire On Aeroplanes
Hear 3AW's Ross & John asking
if it's true that premium seats crush
phones, and what happens next …
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What Happened To MH370?
Tony Moclair asked about the new
book "The Crash Of MH370"
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Funeral Of A Hero
Tony Moclair asked James
to report on the funeral of
Peter Issacson AM, DFC, AFC, DFM
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Aviation Security
Peter Lloyd from ABC Radio
asked James for a pilot's view
about airborne bombs and
Australia's airport security.
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Malaysian Airlines
Bomb Scare
Jon Faine asked James for a
pilot's take on events last night
at Melbourne Airport
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