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[onehitwonder]

Been tough for the last few years but lots of movement in just a couple of months - what are your thoughts? Finally some new government support

Sharp (King Island - Hobart)
Link (Hobart - Canberra - Newcastle)
Fly Pelican (Dubbo - Byron)
Alliance (Sunny Coast - Cairns)

[dijical]

Originally Posted by onehitwonder

Been tough for the last few years but lots of movement in just a couple of months - what are your thoughts? Finally some new government support

Sharp (King Island - Hobart)
Link (Hobart - Canberra - Newcastle)
Fly Pelican (Dubbo - Byron)
Alliance (Sunny Coast - Cairns)

Yes, very encouraging. Also:

Sharp (Flinders Island - Hobart)
Fly Pelican (Canberra - Port Macquarie)(Canberra - Ballina)
Qantaslink (Sydney - Merimbula)

[Paragraph377]

Skytrans has advertised for its fourth CEO in 18 months. Word behind closed doors in FNQ is that Skytrans Mk2 is pretty close to folding. Hope this isn’t the case.

[CAVOK92]

Originally Posted by Paragraph377

Skytrans has advertised for its fourth CEO in 18 months. Word behind closed doors in FNQ is that Skytrans Mk2 is pretty close to folding. Hope this isn’t the case.

With the federal assistance they are pretty well propped up. Looks like they have been given over $5mill, plus if they need more there is still some $$$$ left in the kitty.

[Office Update]

Skytrans has a dash 8 with both engines out at Cairns, not cheap
Directors fees and bonus payments
Very old aeroplanes

They have a few challenges....

[minigundiplomat]

Skytrans has advertised for its fourth CEO in 18 months. Word behind closed doors in FNQ is that Skytrans Mk2 is pretty close to folding. Hope this isn’t the case.

There's no end to your inside track Paragraph; we should bin off CASA audits and just ask you how an airline's going.

[Paragraph377]

Originally Posted by minigundiplomat

There's no end to your inside track Paragraph; we should bin off CASA audits and just ask you how an airline's going.

Actually, you aren’t far off the mark. I have connections to many parts of the industry. Why are you being so precious anyway? This is a ‘rumour net work’ and I’m just relaying a fairly strong rumour that’s circulating within the finance and business sections in FNQ. I don’t want them to be in financial hardship, and it’s quite possible that they aren’t. Just a rumour mate.

[Paragraph377]

Originally Posted by Office Update

Skytrans has a dash 8 with both engines out at Cairns, not cheap
Directors fees and bonus payments
Very old aeroplanes
They have a few challenges....

minigundiplomat won’t like you insinuating that they may have some challenges or for that matter some ‘struggles’.