The only answer in the Pacific is to take the airlines out of the hands of the politicians who want free flights, take the seats of paying customers and want positions on boards (air vanuatu classic case 30 odd people on a two plane airline board). APNG is going from strength to strength, they own all their aircraft(no loss due to no payment)except the 737 but how long till they do?. They have no obligation to employ wantoks, maybe they would be the best to take this route. I doubt that air van will come to the rescue seeing that sumsum and kerr are not on the best of terms (personal reasons).