Further to what 'morno' has added here the Vic contract is worth something like $70Mill of which the contractor (Pelair in this case) have to supply 4 x A/C at say $8Mill @ & with the rest of that loot run the contract. Obviously that's a very simply breakdown of it but in a nut shell if the contractor can do it for less then the 'profit' goes to where they see fit. Commercially it's into the pockets of the owners/share holders etc which is fine that's how the world turns commercially but with the RFDS as 'morno' states it goes back into helping the Aussie community. There in lies the big difference we have here & we at the RFDS where (not anymore as it's a done deal now) scratching our heads thinking peoples lives from a Govt's perspective boils down to money....how sad
, Still like I have said elsewhere here I do wish PelAir all the best hopefully some of that RFDS experience will carry over into the new operation keeping some level of continuity. Life will go on in the RFDS but it won't go on for all.
Wmk2