The Senate Enquiry yesterday seemed very interested in what the cadet schemes cost!
The Senate Committee specifically asked the question, and Rex told them that they charge $88,000 for the zero to RHS Saab 340.
Wonder how Jetstar and Oxford will justify to Senate charging circa $180,000 for essentially the same deal (albeit different endorsements)?
Jetstar and Oxford (and CTC for that matter) seem to be gouging the system. How can CTC and Oxford apparently charge more or less exactly the same cost despite being totally different business entities? Co-incidence? - Sounds like the prices have been artificially fixed to me.
Also I hope that Jetstar cough up to the fact that they are charging cadets circa $40,000 for the line training carried out in their own aircraft whilst on regular passenger carrying operations (ie at no cost to them) but because it is paid for through Oxford Aviation they feel they can legitimately charge for it!
More to come once I have been able to establish the facts!!!
The Kelpie