Yes, Jump Complete, I too find B767LongHaul “suspicious” by his apparent support of the Northeast “SHYSTERS” Make no mistake, B767LongHaul, “SHYSTERS” is the most appropriate word for these characters from 36th Street in Miami. Many of us will recall the bad old days when shysters like these were in abundance on 36th Street, fortunately, most have long been shut down by the FAA. Northeast have registered their aircraft in Swaziland to avoid the wrath of the FAA.
I was also staying at the Albilad hotel in Jeddah during the Hajj and know of this debacle first hand having spoken to crewmembers and witnessing several uncomfortable incidents.
I can say that the “Fat Bloke” owner did nothing constructive for the first 2 weeks after his Tristar was impounded in Burkina Faso except hold one meeting with the crew to bull!!!! them about its release. The rest of the time I would see him and his Chinese girlfriend get on the hotel bus to go to Jeddah and shop.
Not only did the “Fat Bloke”owner constantly bull!!!! his employees (the crew) he told the hotel manager he was part of the crew himself and had no responsibility at Northeast at all. How do I know this, because the hotel manager asked me who the “Fat Bloke” really was. After 2 weeks of nothing but bull!!!! the crew started to demand tickets home and to be paid. In the hotel lobby I personally witnessed the “Fat Bloke” clench his fist and threaten to punch one particular crewmember simply because he asked for a ticket home and to be paid. I know of the crewmember concerned and the “Fat Bloke” was lucky he didn’t get his ass kicked. An errand boy of the “Fat Bloke” who was hired as a cabin attendant threatened the same crewmember, again in full public view in the hotel lobby. The “Fat Bloke” or the errand boy constantly at his side, instigated all the incidents I witnessed. The errand boy even set fire to faxes in the hotel restaurant in front of other hotel guests.
B767LongHaul – you are wrong to attack Donkey Dick. There IS evidence from independent sources to support everything he has posted in this forum. Where the hell do you get off thinking that Northeast are not responsible simple because they did not get paid. They are responsible because they chose to start their own airline. You should be supporting the demise of SHYSTERS like Northeast instead of attacking someone for telling the truth thereby helping to prevent some other poor soul from suffering the same fate.
The crew in Jeddah were repatriated by the handling agent UNASCO, NOT by Northeast. To the best of my knowledge, Northeast’s Tristar remains impounded, cabin crew are still abandoned in Burkina Faso, crew salary has not been paid.
B767LongHaul - get real and get supporting your fellow crewmembers, unless of course you too aspire to be a shyster.