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Its Qwilla Air (spelling, I think). Went something like this... Director of Rossair, went to start Solenta, went to start Qwilla. I dont think there is any link other than past employment/ownership history regarding these three company's.
I certainly dont think that there is anything suspicious regarding the ownership, other than the person in question seems to run a good show considering that all company's did well under his management. There is also no link any longer as far as I am aware, so nothing sinister! Good guy, good manager, well respected in aviation - from my side anyway!
I certainly dont think that there is anything suspicious regarding the ownership, other than the person in question seems to run a good show considering that all company's did well under his management. There is also no link any longer as far as I am aware, so nothing sinister! Good guy, good manager, well respected in aviation - from my side anyway!
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Wow slow down Cowboy - Yet another small correction
How can Solenta "win" a contract if the ICRC gobal tender is not out yet????
I've heard that Rossair gave up that contract - so dont uncork the bubbly to quickly in future boys & girls. It seems that some comapnies will do anything to up the morale of their West African Crew.
How can Solenta "win" a contract if the ICRC gobal tender is not out yet????
I've heard that Rossair gave up that contract - so dont uncork the bubbly to quickly in future boys & girls. It seems that some comapnies will do anything to up the morale of their West African Crew.
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OK here goes, on the 18th Jan one G******** T*****( anyone know him ? never heard of him myself) filed for a liquidation "application" against Rossair in the high court, the learned master of the court has set the hearing date for the 1st of Feb.
Note, this does not mean that the company is to go into liquidation merely a court HEARING to asses weather it should or shouldnt be liquidated.
Lets remember that Rossiar has been in this situation 3 times in the past 12 months and with the banks protecting them, appears to be remarkably adept at getting through these sort of things successfully. so far.
Naturally the senior (mis)management of this great company are still not saying anything to the staff despite all the rumors and obvious signs that something is seriously afoot, apart from a very short staff memo from the ceo to tell everyone to basically be quiet because management are working on the problem.
Clearly people who are able to fly and maintain company aircraft worth millions of dollars all over the world, are not considered by senior management to be emotionally inept enough, or intelligent enough to handle any information regarding the direction (or lack thereof) of the company.
Damn poor show chaps !!!!!
you cannot use a real name in this context, unless the name is already in the public domain. I am not convinced that is the case here !... (Jetdriver )
Note, this does not mean that the company is to go into liquidation merely a court HEARING to asses weather it should or shouldnt be liquidated.
Lets remember that Rossiar has been in this situation 3 times in the past 12 months and with the banks protecting them, appears to be remarkably adept at getting through these sort of things successfully. so far.
Naturally the senior (mis)management of this great company are still not saying anything to the staff despite all the rumors and obvious signs that something is seriously afoot, apart from a very short staff memo from the ceo to tell everyone to basically be quiet because management are working on the problem.
Clearly people who are able to fly and maintain company aircraft worth millions of dollars all over the world, are not considered by senior management to be emotionally inept enough, or intelligent enough to handle any information regarding the direction (or lack thereof) of the company.
Damn poor show chaps !!!!!
you cannot use a real name in this context, unless the name is already in the public domain. I am not convinced that is the case here !... (Jetdriver )
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Thanx Buzz Lager, the way you have written things it sounds like you are a better person than I am, death makes us equal , china.
The hangar at Lelystad has no aircons, only heating which one day started burning and being at the right place at the right time I switched off the system and probably stopped the hangar from burning down.
For your information I did contract work in Sweden at -18 c oat, The Isle of Man- fixing snags in the rain, Libya , a 2 month tour in Togo and last but not least , 50hr inspections on the ramp at Eindhoven airport and at Groniging at oat of -11c, and all this ,hopefully will impress the very same people you are trying to impress.
There maybe 2 reasons why you did not work in Holland and one of them maybe because you worked at Louis Motors here at Lanseria airport or maybe you dont have a passport that allows you easy accsess thru Heathrow,s passport control.
If I did backstab anyone I make a public apology on this thread , because I, myself was backstabbed by a person who worked at Rossair(how the mighty have fallen) whom also was trying to impress the now defunct ceo and that was the reason why I left Rossair.
I,m not one of those people that wishes Rossair to go under and hopefully they will get back on their feet and be the great company that they were.
So, Buzz Lager next time you come on this thread and shout your mouth off by making gutter material out of me, get your facts
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The hangar at Lelystad has no aircons, only heating which one day started burning and being at the right place at the right time I switched off the system and probably stopped the hangar from burning down.
For your information I did contract work in Sweden at -18 c oat, The Isle of Man- fixing snags in the rain, Libya , a 2 month tour in Togo and last but not least , 50hr inspections on the ramp at Eindhoven airport and at Groniging at oat of -11c, and all this ,hopefully will impress the very same people you are trying to impress.
There maybe 2 reasons why you did not work in Holland and one of them maybe because you worked at Louis Motors here at Lanseria airport or maybe you dont have a passport that allows you easy accsess thru Heathrow,s passport control.
If I did backstab anyone I make a public apology on this thread , because I, myself was backstabbed by a person who worked at Rossair(how the mighty have fallen) whom also was trying to impress the now defunct ceo and that was the reason why I left Rossair.
I,m not one of those people that wishes Rossair to go under and hopefully they will get back on their feet and be the great company that they were.
So, Buzz Lager next time you come on this thread and shout your mouth off by making gutter material out of me, get your facts
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We are all confused:
Our Rossair contract went tits up this morning. We were informed by the UN who were informed by RA that they no longer can service the contract, with immediate effect.
Ops will be taken over by **** *** *******.
Sorry to all permanent employees of RA Contracts.
Looking for a job now...
4g
Ops will be taken over by **** *** *******.
Sorry to all permanent employees of RA Contracts.
Looking for a job now...
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4granted - Which RA contract were you serving on? I know that the ICRC contract in Sierra Leone and another in Afghanistan has been taken over by another operator.
Are there any contracts/locations RA is still serving currently?
Are there any contracts/locations RA is still serving currently?
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I know that the ICRC contract in Sierra Leone ... has been taken over by another operator
Same thing about the ICRC one in Angola. I am amazed some smart ppruner have not awarded this contract to NAC yet...
Sierra Leone contract is a Solenta aircraft with Solenta crew under full operational control from Solenta with a direct contract won with the ICRC.
In your Fairy tales dreams pale...
Full operational control, direct won... The worst is some people think you know what you are talking about. Pretty sad.
4granted, apply with KAS, they are most likely looking for HS crews, since they have to find some for themselves pretty quickly. For those unfamiliar, this UN contract in King was crewed by Rossair, but the A/C was KAS.
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Thanks FFG
I fly for KAS
Have done so for many many years. Am on HS contract in Kin.
Sorry that its gone the way its gone. We just dont know who will get the contract now.
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Have done so for many many years. Am on HS contract in Kin.
Sorry that its gone the way its gone. We just dont know who will get the contract now.
Best
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Yes 4granted, who knows ?
FFG, I can't agree with you more ! Funny how certain folks just love to spin a story around and round.
I heard a KAS chap the other day come up with some other amazing theory on whats happening at Rossair and all I thought was who the hell is he to talk so much %$*%^!@ $@%# !!!
anyway all we can do to get the real story or the truth is to wait and see !
Tt
FFG, I can't agree with you more ! Funny how certain folks just love to spin a story around and round.
I heard a KAS chap the other day come up with some other amazing theory on whats happening at Rossair and all I thought was who the hell is he to talk so much %$*%^!@ $@%# !!!
anyway all we can do to get the real story or the truth is to wait and see !
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It's amazing how wrong people can be and still be so sure of themselves....
FFG, I'm afraid you're the one spouting rubbish. How do I know? I was THERE when the Solenta 1900 (ZS-PJF I seem to recall) arrived to do contract duties for the ICRC in Sierra Leone, not even two weeks ago. I watched it land at Hastings. They are there now (D****, Q*****, A****) busy getting into the swing of the contract. Solenta Crew. The chief pilot, and chief training captain for their fledgling 1900 operation no less!
Why don't we all stick to what we KNOW? And don't get so vehement defending facts you actually aren't sure of!
And yes, just to the left of the airstair door, is a little rectangular sticker saying something like 'Operated by Solenta'! So, it does indeed have stickers like that on it!
Regarding ICRC Angola, (AND THIS I CANNOT VERIFY, I was just there at the end of the contract, and this is what I heard), the ICRC is apparently scaling back operations in Angola, by closing some outstations, and using commercial carriers, (TAAG, and the one with the yellow and red elephant paint scheme, forgotten the name). Their thinking is that since the plane (first ZSONJ, then ZSOHE) was there, their personnel tended to use it without economical reason. Combined with scaling back the smaller outstations, and the availability of commercial carriers, their feeling was that no ICRC-only aircraft is needed. Again, I must stress that this is what I heard while I was there, and therefore just a rumour. Makes sense to me though.
FFG, I'm afraid you're the one spouting rubbish. How do I know? I was THERE when the Solenta 1900 (ZS-PJF I seem to recall) arrived to do contract duties for the ICRC in Sierra Leone, not even two weeks ago. I watched it land at Hastings. They are there now (D****, Q*****, A****) busy getting into the swing of the contract. Solenta Crew. The chief pilot, and chief training captain for their fledgling 1900 operation no less!
Why don't we all stick to what we KNOW? And don't get so vehement defending facts you actually aren't sure of!
And yes, just to the left of the airstair door, is a little rectangular sticker saying something like 'Operated by Solenta'! So, it does indeed have stickers like that on it!
Regarding ICRC Angola, (AND THIS I CANNOT VERIFY, I was just there at the end of the contract, and this is what I heard), the ICRC is apparently scaling back operations in Angola, by closing some outstations, and using commercial carriers, (TAAG, and the one with the yellow and red elephant paint scheme, forgotten the name). Their thinking is that since the plane (first ZSONJ, then ZSOHE) was there, their personnel tended to use it without economical reason. Combined with scaling back the smaller outstations, and the availability of commercial carriers, their feeling was that no ICRC-only aircraft is needed. Again, I must stress that this is what I heard while I was there, and therefore just a rumour. Makes sense to me though.
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RossCharter going, going, go.....
The charter side has had almost all their aircraft repossessed by Imperial Bank. The KA90, KA200 (cargo pod) and Citation II have already been handed back. Heard that Imperial is also taking back all their contract aircraft.
Latest is that Exec Turbine has been awarded the Sishen flights after charter gave notice on that contract too.
When will operators stop financing expansion by refinancing paid up aircraft and using up the maintenance reserves on non-maintenance items?
Latest is that Exec Turbine has been awarded the Sishen flights after charter gave notice on that contract too.
When will operators stop financing expansion by refinancing paid up aircraft and using up the maintenance reserves on non-maintenance items?
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My thoughts are with all the Rossair people. Rossair has been through rough patches in the past and I believe they will get through this one. The one good thing in Rossair (despite all the bad rumours) is the people. There is no company that has people in the field who will do whatever it takes too make it work like RA crew.
A lot is about to change and I fear some of them might be out of a job. The positive side is that the work is out there, and who's better to do it than the current people.There's not that much in a name if you think about it.
Good luck to the Rossair Contractdogs. You're the best!!
A lot is about to change and I fear some of them might be out of a job. The positive side is that the work is out there, and who's better to do it than the current people.There's not that much in a name if you think about it.
Good luck to the Rossair Contractdogs. You're the best!!
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Rats abondoning ship
Most Contract staff at Rossair did that was required and when required,it is a pitty that they are treated like trash when they actually enter the Glass building,set aside for 90% of the problems Rossair are experiencing at the moment.This company has been trashed over and over,yet none of the culprits have been taken to task.Instead the major players are awarded huge bonusses.Rossair Avionics,I believe is a department of the past.Sure these statements are rumours,another is that all medicalaid and providentfund contributions had been suspended today?Does this also included the Directors?Had the leaders followed basic rules,this would never have had taken place.Those who have blamed the founder of Solenta should have considered the fact that basic principals had been drilled into the serving management,they in return build pedastals from which they launched the downfall thru greed.It is with pitty that a Great Company has to suffer the fall.Had the investors launched a independant inquiry,the origin of the problems would have been removed not intensified.The cats that cause the rats to abandone ship would be drunk shark fare!!
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It does look like its all comming to a bitter end ! Staff were informed today that January would be the last month that the company would be contributing to the medical aid scheme, this does leave a hole in many a pocket ! Many staff have been very loyal to this company, in fact it wasn't more than a week ago that the CEO requested the loyalty of the staff and then they take away benefits ? How does that work ?
The Rossair people that make it happen out in the field and in the ops rooom are still the best bunch of folk I have come across!
It will be a matter of days now before we see what happens to these great people.
Good Luck,
Tt
The Rossair people that make it happen out in the field and in the ops rooom are still the best bunch of folk I have come across!
It will be a matter of days now before we see what happens to these great people.
Good Luck,
Tt
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Its almost over !
Hi heard some more sad news, Rossair have now let their staff know that they will be going into liquidation. Apperently a meeting is scheduled for the staff to submit claims of money owed to them but it is doubted that this money will even be seen, they might be just lucky enough to even get salaries !
What a pity ! This company is now Galas !! The staff have not heard about any plans of even staying on if someone else starts over!
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What a pity ! This company is now Galas !! The staff have not heard about any plans of even staying on if someone else starts over!
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Traveltech,
as far as I know only the name Rossair avionics has gone otherwise it,s bussiness as usual for Chunkey, Grandad and Gusepie.I believe they will be trading under a new name pretty soon
as far as I know only the name Rossair avionics has gone otherwise it,s bussiness as usual for Chunkey, Grandad and Gusepie.I believe they will be trading under a new name pretty soon