There is some very "mis-informed" reporting going on here.
How much do you really think the Flight Ops management has to say about the business model? I suspect it is very little! There are some good People in there working very hard to make it all work with what has been handed down to them from Brisbane.
Reality is that PB is a contract model for the time being. The ground handling issues are to do with the capabilities of the contract company concerned, not got a lot to do with the Flight Ops management eveyone on here is criticising.
The comparative pay between Jetconnect and PB is also being wrongly reported. In fact the Line Captains pay is very similiar and a Training Captain in PB actually gets paid slightly more. JC's increment for training Capt's is based on their base pay (less Retention bonus and overtime) where as PB's base pay is higher and therefore the increment is more. First Officers in PB have an opportunity to get a command earlier than in JC as the total jet time requirement is lower and the salary is very similiar.
Now there has been a change of GM at JC we should see a contract settled there very soon and a new commitment to resolve the issues it's faced in recent years and that wil directly put pressure on PB to match those conditions. Competition is a good thing.
Knurled Knob. Point taken and previous post withdrwn.