I suppose that somebody from the company ought to back EESDL up!
As EESDL stated above Elite Helicopters, based at White Waltham Airfeild, have come to an agreement with the Shareholders of Stephenson Aviation, to take over the AOC operations and the Training School. The directors at Elite are doing everything possible to make the transition as smooth as possible for Aircraft Owners, Customers, Pilots, students and anyone else affected.
Ben Coe will stay as Operations Manager, Jonathon Robinson will become the CFI at the Training School and Ian Harding will become the senior line pilot at Goodwood. Welcome to you all!!
The Maintenance division of Stephenson is currently undergoing some serious restructuring, and the new management, headed up by Jes Steer, will be applying for their own JAR-145 licence in the next week or two. Although Elite have no direct involvement with the management of the new Maintenance Organisation, we will be working with them closely and wish them all the best of luck for the future.