jaymz,
You must forgive professional (and many non-professional) pilots on here who often let their cynicism run away with them.
There are only a few operators who are capable of meeting the tender requirements with any chance of actually being able to provide the service. The boys and girls who fly for those operators are capable and professional in their operations. They have to be because the nature of aeromedical flying in the NT can be very demanding.
The NT government on the other hand is a worry. They (both major parties) have shown a distressing tendency to play politics with the service. However, the professionalism of the operators overrides the tendency of the government to drive the service downwards.
In short, if the government can get its act together and award a contract to an operator capable of providing the service, you will get a professional service from the pilot and medical crew on the aircraft.
Last edited by PLovett; 18th Feb 2010 at 10:06.