So, what is the story behind the AOC please ? It was definitely withdrawn because of some irregularities this summer - when was it re-awarded and since when is Air Omega operating again ?
Is the person who launched paper airline Air Omega UK this spring and promised a June 2003 start-up with Dornier 328-300 now with Air Omega D (who is apparently the company behind the PIK operation) ? This is the story from earlier this year:
"Fairchild Dornier last week announced a firm sales order from regional airline Air Omega for two 328JET aircraft, as well as a lease agreement for two additional 328JET aircraft. Total value of the transaction is $44 million. "We selected the 328 on the basis of three criteria," remarked Air Omega CEO Armin Peuker. "Short field performance, cabin size and the quality of the Dornier product. Runway length at our Augsburg home base is only 1,200 meters. No other production aircraft could match the 328 payload performance from Augsburg." Air Omega's passenger service will begin this June with 328JET flights from Augsburg to Berlin Templehoff, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. Initially, aircraft leased from Ozark Management, Inc. will be used. Two new aircraft will join the Air Omega fleet in later in 2003."
Needless to say nothing happened in the real world. The routes from Augsburg are now operated by Denim Airways. This is, by the way, what the Air Omega website says on the Air Omega UK / Air Omega saga (only in German, sorry):
"Air Omega Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH / Air Omega U.K. Ltd.
Die Air Omega Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH hat ihren Sitz in Altenburg-Nobitz. Air Omega UK Ltd. ist eine Gesellschaft englischen Rechts. Die Air Omega Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH und Air Omega UK Ltd. sind Schwestergesellschaften gleicher Gesellschafter. Die Firmen sind voneinander losgelöst und betreiben getrennte Operationen: Air Omega Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH mit Sitz in Altenburg-Nobitz operiert weiterhin Cargo-Flüge. Air Omega U.K. Ltd. betreibt Passagierflüge. Ihre Anfragen zu Passagierflügen richten Sie bitte ausschließlich an Air Omega UK Ltd. unter der Telefonnummer 0800-24766342."