Skytrans not happy about the competition
The riff between Skytrans and Hinterland seems to be widening. Skytrans failed to apply for approved short field landing approval for their C208 operations in the straits and subsequently were stoped by CASA from operating into the strips. Since then approval has been obtained for all the strips bar the shortest Darnley and Mabuiag.
Hinterland seems to have obtained the required approval and been granted an emergency contract by the QLD Government to conduct scheduled air transport operations into Darnley and Mabuiag Island’s.
As one can imagine the upper echelons at Skytrans are not happy about this.
The chief pilot of Skytrans was whiteness boarding one of Hinterlands services to Mabuiag disguised as a tradesperson.
Word on the street is the CP has been heard saying “we are going to get these boys grounded”.
Looks like the management at JTs airline are throwing the toys out of the cot.