Jock 747:
I will refer to the American as Captain "A", and the English fellow in Prague as Captain "B".
I had thought to refute your post point by point, but that would be missing the point. Pun intended. Suffice it to say that I don't know who the principal shareholder was, that documentation has never been shown to me. Captain B did, however, control the Prague funds. He excercised control of the European operations, and Captain A had no control of those funds. Approximately 30% of the training deposits went to the Prague account. It is unclear what became of those funds, as Captain B has told at least two different tales in this regard. There was no investigation by Czech authorities. Captain A and Captain B both have long histories of involvement with startup schemes. Which brings me to my point.
If anyone out there hears of opportunities in the Philippines flying for a foundation associated with ERDO, stay away. ERDO has never heard of this operation. This is Captain A's pipedream, and it involves using money from a treasure hunt to start some type of flying operations. The "foundation" doesn't exist, nor do facilities at Clark AB. Captain A spends a considerable amount of time on Mindanao, a rather unfriendly place. Captain A is under investigation by local authorities in his hometown of Orem, Utah. The total amount of funds lost should reach the threshold for FBI involvement. Do not get involved with this.
Likewise, if you hear of proposed charter ops out of various points in the Czech Republic to Asia by Jetair International, this is Captain B's baby. Stay away. At least 6 people have lost funds in the Prague account. There are no airplanes. Captain B is living quite nicely in Prague. Don't get involved with this operation.
If you wish to send resumes to these type of operations, that's one thing. But do not send any money. These guys both refused training bonds in leiu of training deposits, which says a bunch.
Like you and many others, I too handed over a cash training deposit to "the respected American” presently in the Philippines and having attempted to recover my funds have written this entire matter off as a "bad and foolish experience"!
Couldn't agree more. But the intent here is to seek criminal sanctions and stop these guys from future schemes. As you can see, they are both unrepentant and continue to weave their tales of falsehoods.
And a final word of advice 8driver, with all these worldwide litigations going on, naming a company could be detrimental and there could be repercussions against you personally. Perhaps the company name you’ve mentioned in your post should be removed?
No worries 747 Jock. Everything I have asserted in these posts is fact, and can be proven. I have saved every E-mail and communication in regard to this matter. Captain B attempted intitially to put me off with such threats, but they are groundless. Enough people have contacted me that I have a pretty clear picture of his involvement.
Anyone who is considering association with either of these schemes, please PM me, I will be more than happy to share the information I have accumulated with you.
blueb0y79:
The answer is patience. The industry is currently in a difficult period, but hiring at U. S. regional airlines is picking up.
I spent 1 year instructing, 1 year flying night freight, 1 year doing corporate, 7 years in the regionals, and 5 years at U. S. Part 121 supplemental cargo operators in heavy jets. Then I was unemployed for 18 months. I was laid off/furloughed 3 times during my career, two airlines ceased operations. I am just now starting with a "real" airline, at the age of 39. Gone through several 401K's, etc. Been through several down cycles in the industry. And you will find guys on here that have been through twice as many airlines as I have in the same amount of time. A lot of it comes down to either being in the right place at the right time, or the opposite. I'm hoping I'm finally going to the right place at the right time.
So if you're committed to this career, it might be tough. It goes with the territory. Instruct if you can. Try to get in the right seat of a corporate airplane. Meet and greet people. Seek out the opportunities, limited as they are. The industry will recover, hiring will pick up. Try to position yourself to have the necessary experience to get hired when that happens.
If you can work in the U. S., you will probably find it easier to get work with a regional airline, but the pay will be horrendous, much worse than Europe. It's just part of the career path.
Bottom line, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
