The problem is the management. It always is,always will be. Changing things for the sake of change does not help anyone ( just peoples egos in the short term). the company took over contracts that ran on rails generated good cash flow and income. Now they look like they have nothing. People whose income should be protected by the contracts are having salaries not paid.
If this goes wrong there should be a lot of questions asked in ceratain circles!

i cant book my summer flights on HWY so why is there this stupid claim that on line booking is restored. :confused:Discussions are not new cash and it looks like no bookings will be allowed beyond February without new cash. CAA wont allow it and credit card companys are not stupid:\

Bang on "machone".

:ok:

Well said Machone. Hopefully, any takeover will include the proviso of a very large broom

Fred,

You wont be able to book summer flights yet as the tender is up on the route and its not been confirmed yet who will be operating it.

It has been reported that the financial restructuring is imminent. Does anyone know any more?

It was imminent 4 :mad:weeks ago. Warton has gone and still cant book any travel beyond end of the month. Newspapers to go next:bored:

The latest press speculation...

Troubled Highland Airways set to announce rescue package - Scotland on Sunday

As to the logic behind Air Charter Scotland:confused:...I'm sure there's a plan!

Now that I didn't know. So this is already (before the "refinancing package") another taxpayer bail-out while billing itself just like RBS and all the rest as being a cutting edge entrepreneurial company.

Why not just go the whole hog and nationalise it? You could call it, let me see, British European Airways? Maybe they could pick up a few Viscounts for old times sake.

If Air Charter Scotland's involved, look out for pilots being expected to work for no pay.

NS

You want to try being a bit more positive, NorthSouth...

You seem terribly high on your horse NS. You seem to dislike Highland intensely. Why? Do you perceive them to be the only ones receiving public money to provide services? Loganair? Eastern in Wick? And thats only Scotland. And Logan received plenty of subsidies over the years through various buy outs and debt write-offs, we haven't always been in the decent state we are in right now, and probably wouldn't exist were it not for subsidy and assistance.

A few real :mad:heads here. Would be interesting to see how the would feel if the shoe was on the other foot. And let's face it Mr Jetstreamtechrecords you could have easily been were it not for SCS saving you. You really are an unpleasant individual, rubbing your hands together in glee at 120 people staring down the barrel of unemployment. And as for your forecast of a suspended AOC - where is that then?!!!!!:mad::mad::\

Good luck to all at HWY, things seem to be on a positive foot now. I believe you have nearly been paid a full salary for Jan, and will be by Friday fingers crossed. :ok: Hopefully it will all work out.

looking hopefull?

BBC News - Airline 'cautiously optimistic'

Is the purchaser Air Charter Scotland?

Well it seems like the down sizing has been starting lots of jetstream crews have been made redundant.

The apparent glee by some posters about Highlands current situation I don't think is really aimed at the rank and file company employee's.

Its purely aimed at 2-3 people who were the route cause of the change of managment style at Highland and ultimately the situation they are in now. They still haven't learned apparently that respect from employees is earned not a right of a job title. And since the problem managers are now generally refered to as the "toddler" and the "dog god" I don't think any respect has been earned recently.

The posters that have personal issues with the way that they were treated, just bear in mind that the continuation and success of Highland without the current managment will be a far better vindication that you were right and they were wrong. It never was a problem with the "staffs" attitude it was purely down to them being in a job that they wern't competent or mature enough to do.

I wish Kevin and all the rest every success in the future and the post holders that a refusing to move into different roles out of self interest. Do the decent thing and for once in the last 3 years admit that your wrong and let highland move on and develope under new managment. Are you really that pig headed and selfish that you would put 100 plus staff out of work just for 2-3 peoples gain?

O aye its a strong rumour about ACS

But as personal opinion now that Finland and Warton are gone and they are down sizing crewing levels. Only one plane is away at a remote base so most of the hour plus positioning flight when things are tech will have stopped. The complexity of coordinating plane swaps and fire fighting issues will be greatly reduced allowing ops to maybe even get ahead of the game. No paying an extra 3k a month to have out of base crew postioned south. The reduced number of aircraft will allow the engineers to get on top of the aircraft maint and do the quality job that they always wanted to do. Hopefully they will be able to repair the relationship with the oil folk in Aberdeen to start getting charter work for the J41 and any spare J31's.

Change the post holders and Highland could rise from the ashes. But this isn't much help for the people who have been made redundant so far. Fingers crossed that in 6 months time things will require them to be taken on again.

All the best to the rank and file of Highland.

Mad_jock

You almost sound like someone who worked for Highland for years, including back when it was a wee outfit. Not someone who worked there on and off for a wee while and who had well publicised personal issues with some of the management:ok:

How was this allowed to go on for so long?
 

yep your right off and on since 2003. It was pre the latest Warton contract I don't know if you would class that as wee. 2003 I was in ops while I was working as a FI in the old sharky days.

And I throughly enjoyed my last stint at Highland as a contractor. It was a good setup where I was working thanks to all your hard work setting it up. Just like the old days. Good crew, cracking team spirit.

Says it all really about the changes in 2008.

In Administration with immediate effect. (info from BBC Scotland News) - My sympathy to the staff involved if this news is correct

The news seems to be true:

Highland Airways Administration

Best wishes to all the staff at Highland Airways!

Sadly the news is true and the issue of Scottish aviation is likely to be the subject of First Ministers Questions in the Scottish Parliament today.

thoughts and sympathy to the staff at Highland.