Almost all of that article is about Barry Diamond and SFTC.
As far as Aerospace is concerned, back in the 1990s it [edit]seemed like[/edit] an excellent school.
Several of my contemporaries trained there and they became excellent pilots.
Almost all of them are now in Qantas or Cathay - that may be good or bad but that was their goal and the standard of the training they received helped make their goal attainable.
Don't scoff or crow, the Charter business you work for or your flying school may be next to go under.