http://http://australianaviation.com...-fifo-charter/
Chadzat anyone's guess really. I'd be very surprised if the atr (apart from the old ones) were to be scrapped. Pretty expensive putting them on the VAA aoc to then scrap the whole fleet. There is certainly a market for turbo props. I think the 146 operation being suddenly outsourced completely stands out a bit.
Alliance F100 crews are much cheaper and the mining boom is over.