Originally Posted by
Falling Leaf
Maybe they have adopted the industry practice of placing a 'management' fee' on top of the actual cost, thereby taking what should be a cost (training) over into the revenue column (stealing out of your back pocket).
I think you may be misunderstanding their (Ansett Aviation Training's) business model. Training revenue forms the vast majority of their income - that's the basis for their business. They can charge whatever they think will maximise their profit - nothing wrong with it, they are not giving charity. If the market deems their rate too high, they will go elsewhere. The fact that there is no simple 'elsewhere' for a 146 rating on a CASA license is probably justification enough for what may seem like a high price.