I was employed by Flightworks as the Ops Manager, then asked to be the MD of the bit at Wycombe.
The whole "Group" of companies always seemed very fractured, no real structure or direction to them.
I resigned as a Director when I realised that all the profits were disapearing to prop up other ventures or start new ones and that I had no control over the business or bank accounts at all.
The business at Wycombe Air Park was indeed sold on to an ex-student and became Time Aviation for a short period, but sadly once again the venture was ill fated. It always irked me that the staff in the offices, the CPL's and Instructors were always in the firing line for complaints and recieving a slagging off when they had no actual control over how the "profits" were used.
The "Flightworks Group" was broken up and sold off in pieces, and lots of people were left high, dry and dissapointed.
Breeze Aviation was one of the "other ventures", headed by one of the original partners of the Flightworks group, and made a bit of headway for a time after Flightworks, but I believe ultimately went down the pan losing some very hefty sums for the private Investors. Great concept, wrong city. When will they learn.
With regards to the website, the main guy behind Flightworks was a bit if an I.T. guru and had all that firmly under his personal control. Wouldn't be suprised if the re-registration had occurred automatically, billed to his personal card! But even with all his I.T. Experience the Flightworks website was absolutely apalling. No accounting for taste!
At last the Skyline/Virgin/Skyhopper/Flightworks/Time facilities are in the hands of the right people. Long live Heli-air, Congratulations to John and the new Mrs. Michalakis, and god bless all who fly from there!!!
Paul Curtis.
p.s.
I love Smilies.