So do Pearl still have all the former NTAMS Pilots on the payroll waiting to hear the results of the tender?
If so, it must be costing them a packet! Coupled with the fact that the company seems adverse to spending money (judging by fleet appearance when I was in Darwin), I wonder how they justify this cost. Their Metro fleet in Darwin seems mothballed from what I have been hearing and the EBA does not reflect the current operation and is 10 years old!
I do however hope they get it back. The NTAMS contract (with a proud history) should be operated by a locally owned and operated company, not a half arsed blow in from over east. If Pearl do have the new contract awarded, I have my fingers crossed that they will become a destination again rather than a stepping stone.
Did they ever fill the Chief Pilot position that was advertised recently on AFAP? Or is the former Chief Pilot still running the show?