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So
Looking here at the positions that 'are no more' for whatever reason.
Is the aircraft waiting for a new registration? New AOC under a new authority?
How long till it is impounded? By Leasing Company maybe?
Loss of faith in the ability to return the aircraft in a specified condition. Ringfenced cash in bank called apon to restore airframe and engines to lease condition, clear all debts and I guess white tail it, with all costs covered. Or agree a return condition. Or Put it on a different register, again renogotiate.
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Is the aircraft waiting for a new registration? New AOC under a new authority?
How long till it is impounded? By Leasing Company maybe?
Loss of faith in the ability to return the aircraft in a specified condition. Ringfenced cash in bank called apon to restore airframe and engines to lease condition, clear all debts and I guess white tail it, with all costs covered. Or agree a return condition. Or Put it on a different register, again renogotiate.
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Well done bored - you got it.
Yep that jest about sums it all up bored - well done. The Engineering Director is also on his way out - white tail coming soon methinks. Very sad for all the guys and gals who worked so hard to get it flying, very sad indeed. 
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BCT carry out the maintenance but UKIA are responsible for it (all to do with EASA Part M). If they're not paying the bills don't expect blanks etc anytime soon - seems to be the least of their problems
Right,I'll get me coat..........................
Right,I'll get me coat..........................
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I have been told by some one from inside that, there is no more funds with the owners. Staffs have been promised of pay 5 times in last 3 weeks and same excuse on deadline (next week). I have also been told that the company is in debt of over 25 million dollars. I would say staff wasting time, waiting around for the pay.
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CAA Operating Licence
From the CAA Official Record Series 2 1832, published today:
OL/A/541 This Operating Licence, held by UK International Airlines Ltd, has been suspended at the company's request with effect from 8 January 2008
Not good news
OL/A/541 This Operating Licence, held by UK International Airlines Ltd, has been suspended at the company's request with effect from 8 January 2008
Not good news
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Another one bites the dust. Good luck to all the staff, never a nice thing to happen especially in such a short space of time. 
Maybe the start up Air Sylhet maybe able to make a go of the market?
Maybe the start up Air Sylhet maybe able to make a go of the market?
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going going gone
Well thats good news, with what I hear on this forum seems like the owners were a bunch donkeys! its awful news for the crew --Do you think that this is a record breaker by means of shortest running scheduled airline?
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UKIA - yeah its time they admit they are liars
firstly the company will never start up again ...ever.
Secondly the reason why he is going on about all the new routes is because of the community's he is asking because he has broke his trust within the pakistani community.
Thirdly there is no way anyone owes him money he owes everyone money
- Anam's resturant
- engineers
- landing fees
- hotel in dubai
- most likely hotel in england for delayed flight
- east midlands airport
- crew
- pilots
- admin staff
not forgetting everything else e.g head sets ect
Who actually thinks they will ever see money a
owed to them again.
This is not the first time the family that own this airline will liquidate a company they own.
There are no investers, the company isnt going anywhere, and it takes time to liquated a company so they are buying time.
Way out there league! they probably cant even run the queensland funiture shopp without doing ome sort of dodgy business.
Secondly the reason why he is going on about all the new routes is because of the community's he is asking because he has broke his trust within the pakistani community.
Thirdly there is no way anyone owes him money he owes everyone money
- Anam's resturant
- engineers
- landing fees
- hotel in dubai
- most likely hotel in england for delayed flight
- east midlands airport
- crew
- pilots
- admin staff
not forgetting everything else e.g head sets ect
Who actually thinks they will ever see money a
owed to them again.
This is not the first time the family that own this airline will liquidate a company they own.
There are no investers, the company isnt going anywhere, and it takes time to liquated a company so they are buying time.
Way out there league! they probably cant even run the queensland funiture shopp without doing ome sort of dodgy business.
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According to a ground handling source, a complaint was made to the local EMA police last week that someone had broken into the aircraft and removed a large quantity of fittings like life jackets and flight log books 
- presumably designed to prevent anyone seizing the aircraft and flying it away.
Anyone got any further information on this?
- presumably designed to prevent anyone seizing the aircraft and flying it away.Anyone got any further information on this?
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Ukia Cash Crisis
Hi Guys,
Im not a reguler poster on the forums, but am concerned at the state of affiars at UKIA. My main interests are in the travel trade.
I have spoken to a few agents who used to sell the UKIA proposition and all of them confirm having lost large sums of money to UKIA. UKIA's system of dealing with agents and issuing tickets was pretty much PAY UP FRONT for the tickets i.e. Lodge 30k Cash and then sell 30K worth or tickets and replenish as you required. This same system is used at AIRBLUE, Shaheen Air (from 7th Feb) and a few other airlines.
Many agents have had to take all sorts of abuse from customers, as when UKIA suspended OPS in december, customers were told to shift to other airlines and pay for those tickets seperatley and apply for a refund from UKIA.
UKIA had a meeting with agents last week and told them that refunds would start this weeks sometime.
IF UKIA does go into liquidation anytime soon, do they have any assets which can be frozen pending a creditors petition? and whether the leasing company are in the process of taking back the aircraft.?
Im not a reguler poster on the forums, but am concerned at the state of affiars at UKIA. My main interests are in the travel trade.
I have spoken to a few agents who used to sell the UKIA proposition and all of them confirm having lost large sums of money to UKIA. UKIA's system of dealing with agents and issuing tickets was pretty much PAY UP FRONT for the tickets i.e. Lodge 30k Cash and then sell 30K worth or tickets and replenish as you required. This same system is used at AIRBLUE, Shaheen Air (from 7th Feb) and a few other airlines.
Many agents have had to take all sorts of abuse from customers, as when UKIA suspended OPS in december, customers were told to shift to other airlines and pay for those tickets seperatley and apply for a refund from UKIA.
UKIA had a meeting with agents last week and told them that refunds would start this weeks sometime.
IF UKIA does go into liquidation anytime soon, do they have any assets which can be frozen pending a creditors petition? and whether the leasing company are in the process of taking back the aircraft.?
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To be honest with you, I think the only company to have been paid on time, might be VIDECOM, who have been supplying the Global Distribution System. 
The system is still allowing flights to be booked from the 19th February 08. I have heard rumours that extra funding is in the pipeline from a group of UK based individuals, assuming mr Khaliq isnt to bigheaded to relinquish control of the airline, thinking he can run it as a family concern.
There were press rumours that UKIA was in the process of signing up for the Boeing Dreamliner, were these rumours just mere rumours or was there any truth in them?
The system is still allowing flights to be booked from the 19th February 08. I have heard rumours that extra funding is in the pipeline from a group of UK based individuals, assuming mr Khaliq isnt to bigheaded to relinquish control of the airline, thinking he can run it as a family concern.
There were press rumours that UKIA was in the process of signing up for the Boeing Dreamliner, were these rumours just mere rumours or was there any truth in them?