I have several good friends who have flown for Johnsons and all are owed money for services rendered; all have since departed. This has left them with a crewing problem and the reason that the people thay are now getting are the " less experienced drivers". The interesting question is how Johnsons manages to get a valid C of A for their aircraft. Their DC-8s are all subject to the AD on the cargo door, floor and 9G bulkhead. This AD was mandatory as of Feb. 28th of this year and their aircraft are not in compliance. Could it be that they are paying "matabish" to the Ghana CAA to overlook this AD? Perhaps this is one reason the Ghana CAA has lost it's Class 1 rating. One thing is for sure, if the Bahrain CAA is made aware of this, Johnsons will again be on the ground and banned from yet another country.