...getting sad to log in to state what was obviously inevitable some time ago.
History: In late 2014 the pilot group gets told by its management that it is in severe financial stress, pays lip service to the Pilots elected group, then presents an absolute crap conditions contract as individual contracts as a a take it or leave it item. Immediately pilot start leaving.
Forward to December 2015, the PNG GOVT gets given a 20 Mill KINA dividend from PX, and again in December 2016, the PNG GOVT gets given another 20 Mill KINA dividend.
Forward to 2017, the electricity gets turned off at Parliament House, the Courts, and many other Government buildings due to non payment of bills, PNG fails to pay its United Nations commitment, and the Press headline is that AUS AID will need to pay for security at APEC in 2018.
Guessing PX has no wriggle room re contract improvement with the contract due in 9 days time, a contract that none of the two pilots Unions (Nationals and remaining Expats) have been asked to consult with or provide input to .
So, PX target: 5% expats, MEH...try...EXPAT target: 0% expats.
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