Ignoring some of the names being bandied around here as being behind JGA, the rumours I am hearing - if true - would mean the people REALLY behind it actually DO have real experience, and are currently operating in Australia with at least 2 RPT AOCs.
When I read the publicity I hear an African-French accent. Pourquoi?
The viability or otherwise of operating baby Jungle-Jets in Australia is something I'm not qualified to comment on.
The probability of them being 100% BARS compliant is quite high, given that the BAR Standard is pretty much equivalent to the Australian regulatory standard for that level of operation in any case. Ho hum.
Nevertheless, the relevance of spruiking the BAR Standard for this level of operation is dubious, as it is really just a pre-qualification for mining work and it is not universally applied. Most resource companies have their own more rigorous aviation risk standard and the operation will be audited against that
AS WELL AS the FSF BARS.
Good luck to them, I hope it makes a motsa for all involved.