Unfortunately it is the time they wait for the full moon & stuff like that.
Like a poster above, the longest I had to wait for my pay was a day under 4 months & then I only got 3 months pay!
I seriously considered waiting until I was in a civilised part of the world & getting on a commercial flight home and let them sort out the mess. I think that they would have struggled to get someone, especially if they knew the reason I had left.
Are you contracted through the management company or the individual? The sheik may not be aware of the problem & he probably only gets invoiced monthly and then he probably pays it in Arab time... a couple of months later!
I don't think that they will stiff you as their custom is one of honour, etc, it is more than likely they will pay you in their time, not your time & certainly not to the Westerner that they had to call in!
Are you claiming expenses? If so, withdraw the cash you need or are owed from a credit card & charge them the interest & fees...that's what I do & I have never been queried, if they did I would tell them that I did that because they never paid me on time & I have financial commitments!
If you feel like it, as it is on the VP reg, make a thorough note of all the defects, discrepencies and anything else you think that the Bermuda inspector would like to know for his annual inspection, even fax it to the head office where I believe it is head staff are all ex UK CAA surveyors.
To impound the aircraft when it travels to the UK, you have to make a file at a county court, it is generally called a small claims court. Have all your paperwork in order, contracts, when & how you have tried to contact them, who you have spoken too, etc. Obviously you will have to send them details of the trial & I am sure that they wont send somebody from the desert for "only a US $25,000 trial in the UK". Judge awards you the case plus costs. As they probably don't have any assets in the UK, and when their multi million pound toy lands in the UK (even on a refuel), get the bailiffs in & get the aircraft impounded until the bill is settled!
If you look at the
Website of the UK government : Directgov website I am sure that there is a link somewhere in there, also look in the law society website as there is some info there too.
I was considering all this as my VP registered aircraft visits Gulfstream LTN bi-annually. I was fed up subsidising billionaires for what amounts to them as less than pocket change!!