FD I agree.Contract pilots employed by AP got a raw deal.This comes from an inherent culture within the company that anybody can be replaced.They do not equate the loss in terms of losing a 10 year Capt and being replaced by a new S/O.For a long time the company also thought that a lot of local pilots were not good enough to make good with other international airlines.How wrong they were as so many are Capts with these major carriers.The management including the recently retired Asian gentleman from Canada did not value the stable core that had remained with the company for so long.Once again I think the overall job was quite good but there was at times underlying racism and sadly AP has become now a training ground rather than a resting point.And I doubt this will change as long as PH is there.The funny thing is that it is he who cannot make good outside Fiji and the folks he thought were not good enough have.I understand things have changed somewhat regarding C&T as some folks there a little while ago marked according to personality rather than ability.We realise now having being exposed to other systems what utter crap that was.Saying that, once again I found most of the guys really excellent to fly with and quite easygoing as well as professional.I do hope for the sake of those staying that it all improves there as not everyone can leave.