In a nutshell .... Sterling lost its AOC due to not having the required authorised engineering staff. However, the Schweizer, on which most training is undertaken, is not on the AOC. But, the Schweizer is out of hours (and in bits) with no authorised engineers to complete and sign off so no training.
The staff have not been paid on time (if at all) and there is a court hearing pending for a winding up petition. The Chief Instructor is now not current.
The Senior Management (who are not based in Norwich) have made a right-royal balls-up of an otherwise excellent business; the staff at the coal-face are all, still, hoping that the business will be turned round.
There are PPL students who have been left in the lurch in the middle of their training programmes plus those, like me, who want to regain, ot maintain, currency.
OK, that was quite a big nut.
Cheers
Whirls