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Old 1st Jun 2009, 04:35
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The tender that went out in QLD was for 2000 extra hours on top of what is already distributed between RFDS, Careflight etc by QLD Health.

To date the tender has not been awarded to anyone (that I'm aware of) but there were quite strict conditions placed on aircraft type, loading capabilities and crew experience in aeromedical operation.

RFDS was only one of the companies that tendered for the extra hours and there is certainly no guanrantee they will get it, but 81 years of aeromedical infrasrtucture and experience in QLD, more than 15 aircraft, 50 pilots and 7 fixed bases throughout the state doesnt fall over overnight because of an extra 2000 hrs on top of the 20 odd thousand hours a year they already do.
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