Originally Posted by
Semi Rigid
Surely an operator wouldn't go to the expense of installing AFF/Spidertracks/Tracplus/Flightcell unit in the aircraft and then disable it because of the nominal daily subscription charge from the provider...
The subscription and usage charges are quite a bit more than that. The cost of the system is of no concern to operators when the client is paying for it. But where a client is not paying for it, I am aware of an operator increasing the reporting time interval to reduce the cost, and not repairing equipment that becomes inoperative (due to the cost of fixing it not being chargeable to a client). That is just the commercial reality of operating in PNG.