Originally Posted by
uhoh
I highly doubt the Australian Government would allow it!. According to an article by FlightGlobal the Surveillance Contract might be retained by the new owners of Cobham plc should they sell off Regional and Airline services.
The AMSA contract is held by legal entity COBHAM SAR SERVICES PTY LTD, an Australian registered company.
As long as that entity exists, execution of the contract scope of services will remain the responsibility of that entity, regardless of its ownership. If the potential new owners elect to incorporate the AMSA SAR services into another part of their business operations (like into another legal entity), then novation of the AMSA contract will be necessary and will require agreement of the affected parties.