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I may be behind a bit but saw this post in Global Business Jet News - I thought the aircraft was impounded in Jakarata for non payment of maintenance.........
AUSTRALIANS USE 747 TO EXPLOIT UNTAPPED VIP MARKET
Australia's Global Air Group has begun vip operations in its Boeing 747.
The aircraft has a piano bar in the nose, several stand-up tables and a
smoking lounge.
Founder Luke Butler said: "The greatest interest we have is for conferences
and conventions, where corporations want to take between 100 and 120 of
their employees to a number of locations.
"I think the demand in Australia for this type of aircraft is currently
untapped."
AUSTRALIANS USE 747 TO EXPLOIT UNTAPPED VIP MARKET
Australia's Global Air Group has begun vip operations in its Boeing 747.
The aircraft has a piano bar in the nose, several stand-up tables and a
smoking lounge.
Founder Luke Butler said: "The greatest interest we have is for conferences
and conventions, where corporations want to take between 100 and 120 of
their employees to a number of locations.
"I think the demand in Australia for this type of aircraft is currently
untapped."
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More Press for Mr Butler from the ABC website at
http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia...jul2003-26.htm
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Posted: Thur, 17 Jul 2003 15:42 AEST
Charter company ordered to pay Japan $US6 million
A Gold Coast air charter company has been ordered to pay the Japanese Government $US6 million for failing to provide an aircraft to fly terrorists back to Japan.
Coolangatta-based Global Air Leasing was contracted by the Japanese Government to provide a Boeing 747 for a secret flight to retrieve Red Army terrorists accused of slaughtering 26 people in Israel in 1972 from Jordan in the Middle East.
The plane was first to fly to Japan but did not arrive in time.
Queensland Supreme Court Justice John Muir ordered Global Air to refund the security deposit of $US6 million originally sought by the company from the Japanese Government.
He has also ordered Global Air to pay interest.
He will accept further submissions until July 21 regarding the possible refund of a further $US1.2 million in lease fees.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia...jul2003-26.htm
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Posted: Thur, 17 Jul 2003 15:42 AEST
Charter company ordered to pay Japan $US6 million
A Gold Coast air charter company has been ordered to pay the Japanese Government $US6 million for failing to provide an aircraft to fly terrorists back to Japan.
Coolangatta-based Global Air Leasing was contracted by the Japanese Government to provide a Boeing 747 for a secret flight to retrieve Red Army terrorists accused of slaughtering 26 people in Israel in 1972 from Jordan in the Middle East.
The plane was first to fly to Japan but did not arrive in time.
Queensland Supreme Court Justice John Muir ordered Global Air to refund the security deposit of $US6 million originally sought by the company from the Japanese Government.
He has also ordered Global Air to pay interest.
He will accept further submissions until July 21 regarding the possible refund of a further $US1.2 million in lease fees.
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As well as a smoking lounge the VIP's will end up with smoking wallets as the 747SP is indeed somewhat 'laid up' at present ie engines missing, & still no Aussie airworthiness certificate......
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I have been mentioned in the media yesterday in the Fin. Review and with a photo of me and a "colourful" story in Friday's Australian. I thought you might be interested to see what the ABC radio's PM report has covered re the Government of Japan Court case against one of our companies Global Air Leasing.
It is not complete or completely accurate as the ABC like almost all Austrlian media outlets reporting this story leave out the part of the court ruling that was in our favour and against the Government of Japan which was more accurately covered in the Japan Times article shown below. It is curious to me why our media universally missed the point and in their haste (and I suspect don't really care attitude) all reported in varying degrees that the effect of the judgement is a finding that we did not perform the charter flight or it was somehow a "failed charter flight".
The judge actually dismissed the Japanese claim against us for this exact point and found that we did indeed perform the flight and were entitled to keep the charter fee. He then went on to find that we had to, however, repay the funds advanced for the the cost of the aircraft. A reasonable if for us somewhat disappointing finding.
The common sense issue with the Japanese was to try to get them around a table 2 years ago and say to them "your ambit claim that we did not do the flight is untrue and always will be found to be such, the aircraft value has decreased markedly since 9-11 so what can we agree upon?" They were also offered the aircraft as a "without prejudice" settlement but did not want it or in fact did not really appear concerned about getting an achievable settlement prefering to have it seems a "face" judgement. So now they have what may well be a "hollow" judgement that we shall of course appeal - the game continues and the media - well they do what they always do ...
Anyway for audio of the ABC radio PM report please see this link:-
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s904683.htm
Transcript:
Supreme Court orders Global Air to pay Japanese Government 10 million
PM - Thursday, 17 July_, 2003_ 18:42:00
Reporter: Annie Guest
MARK COLVIN: A court case that ended in Queensland today has some of the hallmarks of a thriller. The Supreme Court in Brisbane today ordered a Gold Coast company to pay the Japanese Government almost $10 million. The money is compensation for a clandestine deal to transport terrorists, even though the deal failed.
The Japanese Red Army is a long-standing terrorist group with strong Palestinian links. Its aims include overthrowing the Japanese Government and monarchy, and fomenting world revolution.
The court was told that, three years ago, Global Air Leasing agreed with the Japanese Government to bring Red Army terrorists back from the Middle East to Japan for trial.
Annie Guest reports.
ANNIE GUEST: The Japanese Red Army terrorists were accused of slaughtering 26 people and injuring 78 in Israel in 1972. And Coolangatta-based Global Air Leasing says the Japanese Government wanted to bring them to justice.
Global Air's founder and former director, Luke Butler says it was his company's first foray into hunting and snatching terrorists and he sought advice from ASIO who confirmed the mission as originally proposed was legal.
LUKE BUTLER: Regarding doing a clandestine flight for a Government, it's extremely unusual for an Australian company or indeed any company in the world.
ANNIE GUEST: Global Air was to provide a Boeing 747 to fly to Japan and then onto Jordan, but the court today found the plane did not arrive in time. Luke Butler disputes the finding and has vowed to appeal.
(To Luke Butler) And while your company's role in the mission wasn't as originally intended, if it had picked up the terrorists, how would that have been carried out?
LUKE BUTLER: Yes, the intention at the outset was that we would pick up the plane from America, which we did, that we would fly to Okinawa, and we departed en route to Okinawa in Japan, and in Okinawa had to pick up 50 heavily armed Japanese police, refuel the plane, which would take about an hour and then immediately fly directly non-stop to Jordan, to Oman in Jordan.
We were there to land, have the terrorists marched onboard by the armed police. We were told that the terrorists would be handcuffed, that they would have foot manacles around their feet, that they would be hooded and that they would be sedated with injections.
ANNIE GUEST: And were you at all concerned about the ethics or morality of entering into such an agreement?
LUKE BUTLER: At the time we entered into it, we absolutely were onboard to go grab these terrorists. We thought terrorists, and still do, are a bad thing.
ANNIE GUEST: The Japanese Government claimed Charter Air didn't hold-up their end of the deal and leased an aircraft from Russian-based Aeroflot to complete the snatch. But Charter Air claims it was ordered mid-mission to act as a decoy aircraft and has begun preparation to challenge the court ruling.
LUKE BUTLER: I think you should understand that the Government of Japan should not be expecting a check for US$6 million from Global Air Leasing any time soon.
ANNIE GUEST: Luke Butler, the founder and former chairman of Global Air Leasing.
Griffith University's lecturer in Japan Studies, Jeff Graham says the Red Army was a feared organisation in the 1970s.
JEFF GRAHAM: They were a fairly small group of Japanese terrorists, essentially, that were active at least up until the early 1970s, responsible for a number of bombings, essentially in the Middle East, and very much went into hiding since that time.
ANNIE GUEST: And what do we know about what they've been doing in the meantime, in the intervening 30 years?
JEFF GRAHAM: As far as I know they were in hiding or at least taking advantage of the Middle East in terms of hiding out somewhere in that region. It's only been recently that these people who are now getting on in age have been brought to custody.
They haven't really been doing much in the intervening period, but still the Japanese Government were keen to bring them to justice because of the damage that they did cause during the 1970s.
MARK COLVIN: Jeff Graham, from Griffith University, ending Annie Guest's report.
http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/ge...20030718a4.htm
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Japan wins $6 million in airline suit
SYDNEY (Kyodo) The Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Australian charter airline Global Air Leasing to repay the Japanese government $6 million for failing to supply a jumbo jet in time to secretly take Japanese Red Army fugitives from Jordan to Japan in 2000.
In the lawsuit, the Japanese government sought reimbursement of $7.2 million -- a $1.2 million charter fee and a $6 million security deposit -- it paid to the Brisbane-based airline to hire a 20-year-old Boeing 747.
Justice John Muir ruled that the Japanese government was entitled to be repaid the $6 million security deposit.
However, he rejected Japan's demand that the airline reimburse the $1.2 million charter fee, saying GAL had fulfilled its obligation under the contract by flying the aircraft to the United States in preparation for the flight to Narita airport.
The mission was to pick up four members of the Japanese Red Army accused of being involved in an attack on Tel Aviv's Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion Airport) in 1972 that left 26 people dead and more than 70 wounded. Japan's National Police Agency and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office chartered the plane.
The GAL plane was late arriving at Narita after suffering maintenance problems. Its takeoff from California was delayed because it was initially denied clearance.
As a result, the Japanese police and prosecutors were forced to charter another aircraft from a Russian company to fly to the Middle East.
"We intend to appeal," GAL founder Luke Butler told Kyodo News.
"We are very relieved the judge has recognized that the government of Japan wrongly claimed we did not do the flight or that it was a failed charter flight," Butler said. The company intends to appeal the ruling to the Court of Appeal.
The court did not uphold GAL's defense that it was not liable because the secret mission was illegal.
GAL had maintained that the intention of the flight was to force the suspects onto the plane, which "amounted to deprivation of liberty on the part of the Japanese government," GAL's lawyer Peter Hackett told the court during the trial, which ended last month.
The Japan Times: July 18, 2003
And Croc..... all engines are hung and working, we recently did a containment ring mod. on one which had it off the wing for a while. And as the aircraft has not been registered in Australia for about 2 years (when it was VH-OZX with a valid C. of A. since September 2000) it does not operate under CASA control or anymore need a CASA C. of A. as it has its reg and C. of A. validly issued "offshore". For the record the aircraft recently completed up to date CPCP work, 8.33 KHz radio spacing mod., fuel tank AD's, cable guard AD and a fresh A4 check.
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It is not complete or completely accurate as the ABC like almost all Austrlian media outlets reporting this story leave out the part of the court ruling that was in our favour and against the Government of Japan which was more accurately covered in the Japan Times article shown below. It is curious to me why our media universally missed the point and in their haste (and I suspect don't really care attitude) all reported in varying degrees that the effect of the judgement is a finding that we did not perform the charter flight or it was somehow a "failed charter flight".
The judge actually dismissed the Japanese claim against us for this exact point and found that we did indeed perform the flight and were entitled to keep the charter fee. He then went on to find that we had to, however, repay the funds advanced for the the cost of the aircraft. A reasonable if for us somewhat disappointing finding.
The common sense issue with the Japanese was to try to get them around a table 2 years ago and say to them "your ambit claim that we did not do the flight is untrue and always will be found to be such, the aircraft value has decreased markedly since 9-11 so what can we agree upon?" They were also offered the aircraft as a "without prejudice" settlement but did not want it or in fact did not really appear concerned about getting an achievable settlement prefering to have it seems a "face" judgement. So now they have what may well be a "hollow" judgement that we shall of course appeal - the game continues and the media - well they do what they always do ...
Anyway for audio of the ABC radio PM report please see this link:-
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s904683.htm
Transcript:
Supreme Court orders Global Air to pay Japanese Government 10 million
PM - Thursday, 17 July_, 2003_ 18:42:00
Reporter: Annie Guest
MARK COLVIN: A court case that ended in Queensland today has some of the hallmarks of a thriller. The Supreme Court in Brisbane today ordered a Gold Coast company to pay the Japanese Government almost $10 million. The money is compensation for a clandestine deal to transport terrorists, even though the deal failed.
The Japanese Red Army is a long-standing terrorist group with strong Palestinian links. Its aims include overthrowing the Japanese Government and monarchy, and fomenting world revolution.
The court was told that, three years ago, Global Air Leasing agreed with the Japanese Government to bring Red Army terrorists back from the Middle East to Japan for trial.
Annie Guest reports.
ANNIE GUEST: The Japanese Red Army terrorists were accused of slaughtering 26 people and injuring 78 in Israel in 1972. And Coolangatta-based Global Air Leasing says the Japanese Government wanted to bring them to justice.
Global Air's founder and former director, Luke Butler says it was his company's first foray into hunting and snatching terrorists and he sought advice from ASIO who confirmed the mission as originally proposed was legal.
LUKE BUTLER: Regarding doing a clandestine flight for a Government, it's extremely unusual for an Australian company or indeed any company in the world.
ANNIE GUEST: Global Air was to provide a Boeing 747 to fly to Japan and then onto Jordan, but the court today found the plane did not arrive in time. Luke Butler disputes the finding and has vowed to appeal.
(To Luke Butler) And while your company's role in the mission wasn't as originally intended, if it had picked up the terrorists, how would that have been carried out?
LUKE BUTLER: Yes, the intention at the outset was that we would pick up the plane from America, which we did, that we would fly to Okinawa, and we departed en route to Okinawa in Japan, and in Okinawa had to pick up 50 heavily armed Japanese police, refuel the plane, which would take about an hour and then immediately fly directly non-stop to Jordan, to Oman in Jordan.
We were there to land, have the terrorists marched onboard by the armed police. We were told that the terrorists would be handcuffed, that they would have foot manacles around their feet, that they would be hooded and that they would be sedated with injections.
ANNIE GUEST: And were you at all concerned about the ethics or morality of entering into such an agreement?
LUKE BUTLER: At the time we entered into it, we absolutely were onboard to go grab these terrorists. We thought terrorists, and still do, are a bad thing.
ANNIE GUEST: The Japanese Government claimed Charter Air didn't hold-up their end of the deal and leased an aircraft from Russian-based Aeroflot to complete the snatch. But Charter Air claims it was ordered mid-mission to act as a decoy aircraft and has begun preparation to challenge the court ruling.
LUKE BUTLER: I think you should understand that the Government of Japan should not be expecting a check for US$6 million from Global Air Leasing any time soon.
ANNIE GUEST: Luke Butler, the founder and former chairman of Global Air Leasing.
Griffith University's lecturer in Japan Studies, Jeff Graham says the Red Army was a feared organisation in the 1970s.
JEFF GRAHAM: They were a fairly small group of Japanese terrorists, essentially, that were active at least up until the early 1970s, responsible for a number of bombings, essentially in the Middle East, and very much went into hiding since that time.
ANNIE GUEST: And what do we know about what they've been doing in the meantime, in the intervening 30 years?
JEFF GRAHAM: As far as I know they were in hiding or at least taking advantage of the Middle East in terms of hiding out somewhere in that region. It's only been recently that these people who are now getting on in age have been brought to custody.
They haven't really been doing much in the intervening period, but still the Japanese Government were keen to bring them to justice because of the damage that they did cause during the 1970s.
MARK COLVIN: Jeff Graham, from Griffith University, ending Annie Guest's report.
http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/ge...20030718a4.htm
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Japan wins $6 million in airline suit
SYDNEY (Kyodo) The Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Australian charter airline Global Air Leasing to repay the Japanese government $6 million for failing to supply a jumbo jet in time to secretly take Japanese Red Army fugitives from Jordan to Japan in 2000.
In the lawsuit, the Japanese government sought reimbursement of $7.2 million -- a $1.2 million charter fee and a $6 million security deposit -- it paid to the Brisbane-based airline to hire a 20-year-old Boeing 747.
Justice John Muir ruled that the Japanese government was entitled to be repaid the $6 million security deposit.
However, he rejected Japan's demand that the airline reimburse the $1.2 million charter fee, saying GAL had fulfilled its obligation under the contract by flying the aircraft to the United States in preparation for the flight to Narita airport.
The mission was to pick up four members of the Japanese Red Army accused of being involved in an attack on Tel Aviv's Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion Airport) in 1972 that left 26 people dead and more than 70 wounded. Japan's National Police Agency and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office chartered the plane.
The GAL plane was late arriving at Narita after suffering maintenance problems. Its takeoff from California was delayed because it was initially denied clearance.
As a result, the Japanese police and prosecutors were forced to charter another aircraft from a Russian company to fly to the Middle East.
"We intend to appeal," GAL founder Luke Butler told Kyodo News.
"We are very relieved the judge has recognized that the government of Japan wrongly claimed we did not do the flight or that it was a failed charter flight," Butler said. The company intends to appeal the ruling to the Court of Appeal.
The court did not uphold GAL's defense that it was not liable because the secret mission was illegal.
GAL had maintained that the intention of the flight was to force the suspects onto the plane, which "amounted to deprivation of liberty on the part of the Japanese government," GAL's lawyer Peter Hackett told the court during the trial, which ended last month.
The Japan Times: July 18, 2003
And Croc..... all engines are hung and working, we recently did a containment ring mod. on one which had it off the wing for a while. And as the aircraft has not been registered in Australia for about 2 years (when it was VH-OZX with a valid C. of A. since September 2000) it does not operate under CASA control or anymore need a CASA C. of A. as it has its reg and C. of A. validly issued "offshore". For the record the aircraft recently completed up to date CPCP work, 8.33 KHz radio spacing mod., fuel tank AD's, cable guard AD and a fresh A4 check.
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Poor ole Lukey
Julia Christensen, ABC Radio Darwin's drive announcer, has just done a story on Luke having read something about him in the media recently, which triggered memories of his nefarious activities in Darwin dating back to 1989! 
It seems leopards don't change their spots!
It seems leopards don't change their spots!
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So, what is the real story regarding the SP getting some work done to it in Jakarta:
1/ Is all the work completed (rewiring works & work one at least one engine)
2/ Is it impounded, with money outstanding in payment?
3/ Has it's interior been reworked (as above), or is all that just wishfull thinking - or is it still full pax configered?
4/ Or, is it out making money!!
Can anyone say, with any authority, what's actually going on!!
Cheers
1/ Is all the work completed (rewiring works & work one at least one engine)
2/ Is it impounded, with money outstanding in payment?
3/ Has it's interior been reworked (as above), or is all that just wishfull thinking - or is it still full pax configered?
4/ Or, is it out making money!!
Can anyone say, with any authority, what's actually going on!!
Cheers
The Global B747SP is being advertised for sale or lease and guess what, Global are advertising to buy or lease in a B747F preferably a 400F.
A Max Mead is the contact person.
A Max Mead is the contact person.
Luke's 747 sp is ment to be flying around south america at the moment on a charter? can anyone confirm this is not the case.
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Former bankrupt Luke Butler acquires Bentley
Thurs "The Australian"
Former bankrupt acquires Bentley
By Chris Griffith and Leah Moore
October 02, 2003
A CONTROVERSIAL Brisbane businessman whose latest bankruptcy ended just two weeks ago has celebrated by acquiring a brand-new $500,000 Bentley Arnage.
Luke Norman Butler, the one-time head of fledgling airlines Global Air Australia and Oz Airlines, has been spotted in Brisbane proudly driving the new car.
But when approached he cited privacy and confidentiality for not revealing how the prestige car, fitted with NSW number plates, was financed.
Just three months ago, a Brisbane court ordered Mr Butler's firm to repay the Japanese Government $US6 million over a bungled contract he had entered to fly members of the Japanese Red Army from the Middle East to Tokyo. The terrorists were accused of massacring 26 people at Tel Aviv airport, Israel, in 1972.
Instead of explaining the financial dealings behind the Bentley, Mr Butler through his lawyer invited The Courier-Mail "for a brief test drive by one of your regular senior motoring writers".
"We are instructed to advise you that the contract to purchase the motor vehicle in question was entered into subsequent to the annulment of Mr Butler's bankruptcy," was his response through solicitor Chris Conley.
But the humour in the offer to test drive the prestigious Arnage – which can travel from 0 to 100km in 6.2 seconds – was lost on Melbourne-based Spirit Airlines, which claims it is yet to get a cent from Mr Butler despite its success in bankrupting him in February last year.
Spirit Airlines director Bill Collyer yesterday said his company, which took bankruptcy action after suing Mr Butler for $200,000 and incurring $60,000 court costs, was unaware that he had bought the prestige car.
Mr Collyer said Spirit Airlines had been "out-manoeuvred" by so-called "friendly creditors" who last month had voted to annul Mr Butler's bankruptcy.
A bankruptcy can be angled when agreed to by 50 per cent of creditors representing 75 per cent of debts.
Melbourne-based trustee Paul Pattison annulled the bankruptcy on September 17 and it is claimed Mr Butler flew to Sydney within days to take delivery of the Bentley.
Bentley's Sydney dealership – while refusing to confirm it dealt with Mr Butler – yesterday said designer Bentleys generally were ordered six months in advance, and were hand-made to customer specifications in Crewe, England.
In his statement of affairs, Mr Butler declared he owed $2.851 million in debts and guarantees to unsecured creditors. Esanda Finance was owed $20,000 and it is understood the Commonwealth Bank some $960,000.
Mr Conley said some $325,000 was paid to Mr Pattison for distribution. Mr Collyer last night expressed concern that some of Mr Butler's debts may have been overestimated, a situation which would have helped the annulment to occur.
But the idea was flatly rejected by both Mr Conley and Mr Pattison, who said he had demanded all creditors prove what they were owed.
Strangely, it appears Spirit Airlines itself voted for the annulment, a situation Mr Collyer can only explain by saying Spirit had agreed to it knowing it was a fait accompli.
It was revealed yesterday that Mr Butler rented a property in Killara Ave, Hamilton, for about two years, moving out in January last year.
Mr Cavallaro said Mr Butler paid the rent up-front for the first year with a cash payment of about $30,000.
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Former bankrupt acquires Bentley
By Chris Griffith and Leah Moore
October 02, 2003
A CONTROVERSIAL Brisbane businessman whose latest bankruptcy ended just two weeks ago has celebrated by acquiring a brand-new $500,000 Bentley Arnage.
Luke Norman Butler, the one-time head of fledgling airlines Global Air Australia and Oz Airlines, has been spotted in Brisbane proudly driving the new car.
But when approached he cited privacy and confidentiality for not revealing how the prestige car, fitted with NSW number plates, was financed.
Just three months ago, a Brisbane court ordered Mr Butler's firm to repay the Japanese Government $US6 million over a bungled contract he had entered to fly members of the Japanese Red Army from the Middle East to Tokyo. The terrorists were accused of massacring 26 people at Tel Aviv airport, Israel, in 1972.
Instead of explaining the financial dealings behind the Bentley, Mr Butler through his lawyer invited The Courier-Mail "for a brief test drive by one of your regular senior motoring writers".
"We are instructed to advise you that the contract to purchase the motor vehicle in question was entered into subsequent to the annulment of Mr Butler's bankruptcy," was his response through solicitor Chris Conley.
But the humour in the offer to test drive the prestigious Arnage – which can travel from 0 to 100km in 6.2 seconds – was lost on Melbourne-based Spirit Airlines, which claims it is yet to get a cent from Mr Butler despite its success in bankrupting him in February last year.
Spirit Airlines director Bill Collyer yesterday said his company, which took bankruptcy action after suing Mr Butler for $200,000 and incurring $60,000 court costs, was unaware that he had bought the prestige car.
Mr Collyer said Spirit Airlines had been "out-manoeuvred" by so-called "friendly creditors" who last month had voted to annul Mr Butler's bankruptcy.
A bankruptcy can be angled when agreed to by 50 per cent of creditors representing 75 per cent of debts.
Melbourne-based trustee Paul Pattison annulled the bankruptcy on September 17 and it is claimed Mr Butler flew to Sydney within days to take delivery of the Bentley.
Bentley's Sydney dealership – while refusing to confirm it dealt with Mr Butler – yesterday said designer Bentleys generally were ordered six months in advance, and were hand-made to customer specifications in Crewe, England.
In his statement of affairs, Mr Butler declared he owed $2.851 million in debts and guarantees to unsecured creditors. Esanda Finance was owed $20,000 and it is understood the Commonwealth Bank some $960,000.
Mr Conley said some $325,000 was paid to Mr Pattison for distribution. Mr Collyer last night expressed concern that some of Mr Butler's debts may have been overestimated, a situation which would have helped the annulment to occur.
But the idea was flatly rejected by both Mr Conley and Mr Pattison, who said he had demanded all creditors prove what they were owed.
Strangely, it appears Spirit Airlines itself voted for the annulment, a situation Mr Collyer can only explain by saying Spirit had agreed to it knowing it was a fait accompli.
It was revealed yesterday that Mr Butler rented a property in Killara Ave, Hamilton, for about two years, moving out in January last year.
Mr Cavallaro said Mr Butler paid the rent up-front for the first year with a cash payment of about $30,000.
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Have a look at http://www.climbto350.com/job_search.cfm?jobID=9105 .He's advertising for pilots again .His website is worth a look to.
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Luke Butler Makes News...
I wonder where the money is coming from....
Australian charter carrier Global Air Group has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 100 American Utilicraft (AUC) FF-1080 turboprop freighter aircraft.
The deal, which includes a firm order for 50 FF-1080s and 50 options, is valued at approximately $1.2 billion, including a support, spares and training package, says AUC.
AUC says it is preparing to begin construction of its prototype FF-1080 in the coming months, and is eyeing a completion date for fall 2005. The company has been trying to get its FF-1080 freighter concept off the ground for years.
Global Air, which operates a single Boeing 747 freighter, is AUC’s second potential customer. Hong Kong firm WSI in March ordered 300 FF-1080s, including the initial 36 off the production line.
Global Air and AUC expect to finalize an aircraft purchase agreement within the next 60-90 days, and say they are “jointly exploring the various international financing options with a view to the selection of lead managers for the funding of this fleet-purchase package”.
The companies say they are also negotiating a distributorship agreement that will give Global Air exclusive distributorship rights for sales and support in the Europe and Africa markets.
Australian charter carrier Global Air Group has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 100 American Utilicraft (AUC) FF-1080 turboprop freighter aircraft.
The deal, which includes a firm order for 50 FF-1080s and 50 options, is valued at approximately $1.2 billion, including a support, spares and training package, says AUC.
AUC says it is preparing to begin construction of its prototype FF-1080 in the coming months, and is eyeing a completion date for fall 2005. The company has been trying to get its FF-1080 freighter concept off the ground for years.
Global Air, which operates a single Boeing 747 freighter, is AUC’s second potential customer. Hong Kong firm WSI in March ordered 300 FF-1080s, including the initial 36 off the production line.
Global Air and AUC expect to finalize an aircraft purchase agreement within the next 60-90 days, and say they are “jointly exploring the various international financing options with a view to the selection of lead managers for the funding of this fleet-purchase package”.
The companies say they are also negotiating a distributorship agreement that will give Global Air exclusive distributorship rights for sales and support in the Europe and Africa markets.
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I wonder whether the manufacturer can look long enough through their rose coloured glasses to see this may all end in tears.
Interesting to see if he comes up with enough for a deposit and I wonder who will be the chumps providing them with finance !!
Interesting to see if he comes up with enough for a deposit and I wonder who will be the chumps providing them with finance !!