Brindabella V's Aeropelican
Was not Brindabella purchased by the company that owned Aeropelican? Can anyone explain why they have decided to sacrifice the Aeropelican brand when in fact Aeropelican has a long and stable history dating back to the 1970's and once Ansett took over its culture was enriched by the Ansett years of RPT experience in RPT Operations. Yet Brindabella was started up by people with a GA background and culture. Stastics show (for reasons that have not been published) that compared to Aeropelican, Brindabella has had a high turnover of pilots/staff since it commenced RPT operations. I wonder why? Yet Aeropelican has experienced a longer term of service from it's pilots and does not employ cadet pilots with no commercial experience. Even Geoff Boyd complained during the Federal Government Enquiry that he was frustrated by the fact that shortly after a pilot had been checked to line as a Captain they would move on to another company (usually Medium to Heavy RPT).Must have cost him a fortune in training costs. Why not dispense with the Brindabella name and call it all Aeropelican?