Justa Dash
Looks as though HOFO may again be in transition, tarmac whisper around BNE GA have Wilds moving all APNG senior managers into Skytrans. Accountants and lawyers already in place and COO on the way. APNG failed under this team competing against a government airline in a third world country. Talair, Flightwest scenario again?
Correct. The past 20 months has seen consecutive HOFO's and safety people coming and going like a revolving door. This is never a good sign and indicates troubles below the surface. 2 years of shennanigans and CASA hammerring is taking it's toll. They call themselves HICAP but are still living the GA dream.
They are moving senior APNG people into Skytrans because the Wilds are desperate to sell Skytrans off, likely to TOLL, or float the company APNG style. Don't forget Simon loves his money above all else and he can see the window of opportunity to sell is closing fast, he is scared of having what happenned in PNG happen here. 60% of their work and revenue is Rio Tinto, with Rio now scaling back the revenue stream is shrinking. 20% of the revenue stream is the DTMR contract, and with 'Can Do Campbell' taking the slashing blade to everything, including the RPT subsidies this revenue stream is also eroding fast.
Never mind, combine that with a fleet of third world purchased 30 year old Dash 8's which even the pilots are scared of and you see a potential investment in, well, crap!
The CFO was recently shifted sideways to make room for the CFO from APNG (loyalty is not one of SW or the CEO's strong points), and this is seen as part of the float/sell off plan.
The current COO, the laughing stock of FNQ is likely to also be shifted shortly to make way for a new one which they are secretly scouting for (maybe Toomey will apply).The CEO, or the 'Book Keeper', aka out of the Untouchables, will reign until the float/sell off, which is scary indeed. Perhaps SW should have listened to his wife and not promoted the CEO up from CFO in the first place as he isn't doing a good strategic job.
Flying Bear
Heaven forbid the solution is to translate APNG into FNQ.
A great concern indeed. After the APNG crash some senior fighting took place in CASA as some wanted APNG banned from flying in to AUS and some were more concerned about potential political fallout. Either way, when you have the same menatlity running both airlines the same way it makes you wonder doesn't it? APNG's claim to fame is crashing Twin Otters and Dash 8's. That might work in PNG but it won't work in Australia. But the Wild's don't care, it's all about money and prestige, life means very little and is merely an unnecessary evil that gets in the way of making money.
Either way, SW will continue to strut around in his silk shirts like a prized rooster, a smokescreen for what is underneath while his senior footstools continue to obey his each command.
I feel for the good frontline people getting rogered by this mob.
Buyer beware.......................................