f100's to scoot around the mines and the other stuff for the larger
...and how many of "the mines" have a strip capable of handling a F100? Many cannot even take the BAE146!!
As for an A320 being "too big" for WA. I suggest some of you take out an atlas and look at the distance from Perth to Broome/Hedland/Karratha/Learmonth and of course Bali.
The aircraft may arrive in November but they will not be on revenue flights until early 2007.