The Duck was owned by Maslings, was it not?
The Ansett culture certainly enriched some elements of Aeropelican, but the starvation years post-ansett meant there was barely enough human capital to keep the place running at all.
When I knew the place there was no admin assistance of any sort for the Chief Pilot/Head of C&T who worked himself to the bone just to achieve the bare minimum for the 24 pilots in the operation, while the commercial department (employed directly by the current owners) would launch last-minute changes of schedule and new Ports without consultation demanding that it be achieved within a matter of weeks. Screaming and terse Skype exchanges with Scotland would follow when told it was not possible.
A great team who achieved the impossible with not enough on a daily basis and only ever treated like cattle by the Pommy owners. Sad.
