The Nixon Tapes Podcast

Business Class. Is it worth it?

Business Class. Is it worth it?

Radio 3AW's Dee Dee Dunleavy asked James Nixon about why people spend so much money to travel in Business Class.

 

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28 March 2023

The Great Qantas Hoax

The Great Qantas Hoax

Adam Shand, interviews James Nixon about 'Mr.Brown' and the 1971 Qantas Boeing 707 Bomb Hoax.

 

(The original interview was part of PodcastOne's 'Adam Shand At Large' two part series. Check it out HERE)

Talking Melbourne

Talking Melbourne

Radio 3AW's Darren James invited James Nixon to spend an hour talking about his career as an airline pilot, as part of the Talking Melbourne series.

Here is the ad-free result.

 

02 April 2023

3AW Breakfast - De-Icing Aeroplanes

3AW Breakfast  - De-Icing Aeroplanes

A rare cold-snap dropped the temperature at Melbourne Airport to below freezing, grounding the 5 a.m. departure of the Emirates A380 service to Dubai.

The overnight dew had frozen on the wing surfaces, requiring de-icing.

Melbourne International is the only airport approved to use hot water de-icing in the world. Colder airports use ICAO-regulated two-stage de-icing: high-pressure hot water to remove deposits followed-up by the low-pressure application of a glycol mixture which lowers the freezing level of the wing.

James Nixon explained the process to 3AW Breakfast's Ross Stevenson & John Burns on the 29th August 2018.

 

 

 

 

APATS2018 "Professional Sleeping For Cabin Crew"

At APATS2018 in Singapore.

(Asian Pacific Aviation Training Seminar)

Speaking to Cabin Crew Trainers from airlines in Asia, James advised them that they have a responsibility to teach new cabin crew HOW to sleep effectively - if they are going to make a career in the airline industry.

CAUTION:  Language warning!

ABC Ballarat - ASK A PILOT

ASK A PILOT

James Nixon answers listeners' questions about flying, with Debbie Rybicki on ABC Radio Ballarat.

Do Planes Really Glide?

Do Planes Really Glide?

Melbourne Radio 3AW's Breakfast team, Ross Stevenson and John Burns, asked James Nixon if it is true that planes glide.

The New Killer In The Skies

The New Killer In The Skies

After a lithium battery caught fire in a Qantas 747 flying from LAX to JFK, Perth Radio 6PR's Adam Shand asked James Nixon about lithium batteries and aircraft.

 

Australian Aviation Security

Australian Aviation Security

On the 15th June 2017 some ISIS-inspired terrorists tried to bomb an Etihad flight departing from Sydney Airport. Peter Lloyd from ABC Radio asked James for a pilot's view about airborne bombs and Australia's airport security for The World Today.

 

Malaysian Airlines Flight 128 Bomb Scare

Malaysian Airlines Flight 128 Bomb Scare

On the 2nd June 2017, just after the A330 that was MH128 took off from Melbourne International Airport, a man tried to enter the flight deck and claimed he had a bomb. ABC Radio Melbourne's Jon Faine asked James Nixon what happened next. [2nd June 2017]