Well, there you go....
Hi Zarg. As far as I know the RAAF have no intention of leaving Darwin. It has been tossed up a few times as an option for overcoming the current manning difficulties, but is usually knocked down. The RAAF ATC empire want to keep Darwin as it is a good location for the controllers to build up their skills. I believe AsA are a little interested but would they want another outstation tower considering they are trying desperately to get rid of their ones at the moment? Would the smaller operators at Darwin be able to absorb/pass on the extra costs that AsA would charge for terminal services? (For those who don't know, the RAAF does not charge airways and landing fees at the moment in Darwin). It is a big issue and one that I would not like to go out on a limb about. A report is due out soon about the direction of RAAF ATC, so I suppose we will see then. BTW, where did you get your info from? Cheers,
NFR.
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