I have heard that pelair are happy to accept the penalties for non complience, apparently it's cheaper than employing enough pilots to cover the program.
- not enough pilots but all shifts are mostly being covered, so yes thats prob true.
Pelair are actually performing better than the previous provider
- not from where I sit
Govt signed the contract, AAV has to make it work.
- exactly
Long hours - time pressures to plan a flight and get it out in 20 mins, 6 to 8 sectors on a dayshift or back of the clock on nightshift, into a black hole in marginal weather at an unfamiliar airport, plus bad smells from patients - aeromedical is not quite as glamorous from the inside looking out!
- true, its not everyones cup of tea, depends upon your outlook I suppose. Its because of these reasons I believe aeromed pilots deserve a fair pay.
I do hope that the Govt see the error of their ways sometime soon (doubtful) & terminate the PelAir contract & reinstate the RFDS
i aint gonna happen.
The question I have is that nobody can tell me definitely how long the contract was signed for? I suspect it was for seven years with extension options too ten years.