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I would say so, they have issued an announcement to all of their customers that all ops moved to Liege "with effect 8th September". Seems a slightly hasty departure from Vatry.
Vatry Monday, Liege Tuesday, very strange ! For such a quick change of base to happen and only notifying your customers on the day it happens does not sound like a coordinated move in my opinion. Vatry Airport can kiss goodbye to any oustanding funds due to them.
I have been assured that Avient will honour all its outstanding debt in Vatry, this was passed on to me on the basis that the only way Avient would want to move to Liege would be on the understanding that all its creditors will be paid in full.
I have been assured that Avient will honour all its outstanding debts in Vatry,
Fine words Penge Flyer - but let's see if that is the way it really happens, it has all the hallmarks of a hasty retreat in my book, and historically that means Trouble...
Well i don't think they will be having 3 x dc.10's, as i understand that they now only have 2 left flying around since that lost the BGW contract. well their move to LGG may mean that they receive some SAFA inspections which is not before time , as they always seemed to miss these at vatry, something to do with the French protection of employment in that region of france, perhaps the inspectors that were always found in the bushes in AMS waiting to pounce on previous African carriers can take a road trip to spend some time at LGG, that could put a spanner in the works of Avient's flying operations you best start cleaning your hydraulics Mr Smith, these inspectors pop up at odd times, and you don't want to get grounded in Europe too many times.
Wonder what has become of the sister's French husband who is/was the manager of Vatry airport.
Did the guy retire, was he transferred to Liege, is he through family ties and obligations co-responsible for the bills that were allowed to be run up at Vatry?
If the figures mentioned for outstanding XCR costs are correct, no wonder Avient could fly and compete at the price and level they were.
Still want to know how the ex-DAS aircraft with Uganda registrations that were no longer acceptable into the EU, can freely and unhindered fly into the EU with dubious Zimbabwe registrations.
Not 100% correct. FedEx have just introduced another MD-11 airframe (572) into service with another (573) currently in SIN and about to follow. Both ex TAM.
It is obvious the Liege Management could not do any press-release before the flights were effective.
This all has to do with the way they would have got Cargo B airlines from Brussels into Liege and suddenly found Cargo B not to operate anymore due to its debts and its bankers refusal to continue.
Since July , Liege airport has become more careful with the press releases, which is safer and avoids not to be taken seriously.
For Vatry, this move is simply desastrous and will hit this airport heavily.
well lets hope that the airport accs dept at lgg are a lot tighter than they were at vatry, or we shall see some snow plough's chained round the wheel's quite soon into their operation from LGG...
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