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THE future of the Royal Flying Doctor Service is under a cloud as private operators attempt to seize lucrative government contracts in three states, forcing the not-for-profit organisation to once again ask for commonwealth protection and greater financial support. Not only has the Victorian government chosen Pel-Air Aviation as its preferred tenderer for $70 million in patient retrieval work previously done by the RFDS, but the NSW government is now considering a similar move and the Queensland government is sending ...