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Old 22nd Jul 2005, 13:29
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try here AVIENT
But only if you're very, very, very, very desperate and dont mind having to fly for in excess of 280 hrs per month to equal the pay of their Zimbabwean ground mechanics. (this probably shouldnt be a surprise as a Flight Engineer was paid less than unlicenced ground-mechanics). As they have a (supposed) 2 on / 2 off rotation this would mean having to work for 20 hrs per day.

Which reminds me, should Zimbabweans be working (on the ground) in the EU when they entered on a GenDec??

Oh, and..... should there be envelopes containing Nigerian passports being sent to Avient's station 'manager' at Vatry, to be stamped by immigration there, without the holder actually travelling?

Of course, the need for a job might negate those things so you might like to read about Avient & its owner, Andrew Smith;

UN Criticizes UK for Failing to Clamp Down on Mercenaries - Financial Times - 17 Apr 2001

The headquarters of Avient, Mr Smith’s air cargo company, played an important role for the Congo’s air force during 1999 and 2000 - FT.com - 18 Apr 2001

How a Perfect English Gent in a Rural Idyll Profits From a Bloody African War - Observer - 24 Nov 2002

How British Army Man Organised Bombing Raids, Mercenary Operations - The East African - 02 Dec 02

Avient is run by a former British Army captain, Andrew Smith. In the last panel report, the company was said to have been contracted to stage bombing raids over eastern Congo in 1999 and 2000. It also allegedly sold six attack helicopters to the Kinshasa government last year.

In April 2002, Avient Air brokered the sale of six attack helicopters to the Kinshasa Government. Bank records show several transactions between Avient and accused trafficker Leonid Minim. Under the management of Andrew Smith, a former British army captain, Gerry O'Brien and Lewis Kling, Avient was contracted to organize bombing raids into eastern D.R. Congo in 1999 and 2000. - Final Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - UN Security Council - S/2002/1146

Another example is the Zimbabwean company, Avient, with management links to the UK, which was reported to have hired Russian aircraft and air crew to support the government of Laurent Kabila in the Congo with "air drops", and also admitted to repairing and maintaining Russian MIG fighters for the Kabila regime.(121) - Amnesty International - 19 May 2003

Oxfam Briefing Paper - The Case for European Controls on arms brokers

If you're still tempted......... Avient employed several additional crews, ready for a 2nd aircraft. This didn't materialise so crews are only earning their minimum hours per month. Andrew Smith has recently sent a message to the crews saying that the acquisition of a 2nd ac is on-hold indefinately...... sounds like the prelude to redundancies to me.
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