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Old 14th Mar 2024, 21:57
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Xeptu
 
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The issue I have with your entrepreneurial idea, is that you don't own the aircraft, the company you work for is only employing you for that purpose which makes you an independent contractor. The company employing your services has no knowledge or operational control over anything you do other than take these personnel to place B tomorrow morning. That puts the company you provide service to in a very high risk position, including yourself.

An alternative structure for our operation. Company A is an administration company which owns assets. The managing director is an ATPL holder, owns, maintains, insures and has operational control over everything the aircraft does and employs 2 additional casual ATPL holders. Company A provides air transport of personnel and equipment to Companies B,C D and E for which company A owns a controlling interest, those personnel are directors, shareholders or employees of at least one of those companies.

What I'm describing here is a company which has full knowledge and control over everything it does. Which is a bit different to going out and finding a pilot who can hire an aircraft to do all that for company A, regardless of whether its legal or not, don't you think.

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