Astraeus are no more?
 

I hear that Astraeus are no more with immediate effect, anyone else heard this?

just been told they have gone into administration. There are aircraft in the air and staff have been told that when they are in they will be contacted by the administrator.
very sad day for all the staff - press release is due very shortly

interesting!
anyone else has more information on this.
all they seem to be doing now are ACMI

Funny enough they just recruited 4 more guys a few weeks back...someone clearly did their math wrong on that.

This is a very sad moment. I've been working for them and know many nice guys there. I hope they will find a way out of this. Are they still flying? Lately I saw more of those white 757 in LGW than normal, but that doesn't mean anything.

Damn. I've done a few flights on them when they've been chartered by FlyBe and EZY. Always lovely crews and great inflight announcements.

So sorry to hear this.

Iceland Express co-owned with Astraeus by Mr.Palmi Haraldsson announced this morning that their flying will no longer be performed by Astraeus.
Yesterday the announced the closure of the Newark route. This has been a long time coming.

Awwww Poo!

I owe a lot to these guys as they gave me a start in aviation in the UK:sad:

Best of luck to all concerned, the aviation sector really is suffering in the UK at the moment.

Bugger.

Best of luck to all involved.

Just had it confirmed as in 'administration'.

Fwiw, I worked for AEU for nearly seven years and it was one of the best airlines that I have ever worked for!

Always 'interesting' routes, coupled with great training, and a terrific team of people both on the aircraft and in the office.

What a very sad day! :{

Did some freelance with them a few years ago. Great bunch and great fun to be with.

Crappy time of year to feel a cold draft.

Best of luck to all.

Very sorry to hear the news - hope the guys all get re-employed asap.

How many pilots did they have?

They had quite a few....Some have gone direct to the Cambodia gig apparently and the rest have been laid off. They recruited 4 other pilots about 4 weeks back so why recruit when they know something like this was on the horizon?

Well Punk, we wont be seeing anymore AEU aircraft having 666 scrawled all over it, will we now..

Iron Maiden's front man will be looking for a new ride then?

Sad day, another bunch added to the stats.

Best of luck all.

Yh that is true, im sure Brucey isnt to worried about losing his job.

Understand Iceland Express are now in partnership with JetTime (using their AOC / Fleet)

Shame about AEU. Great bunch of Guys and Gals.

A bit of Deja vu! Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the money men behind Astraeus put another good little airline " British World Airlines" into administration about 10 years ago this month?

Like then I hope the staff all find new homes soon!

It's not nice.
 

Thoughts go out to all you guys.
Happened to me nearly 2 years ago at GSM.
Good luck.

Damn bad news
 

Very sad day :sad:

Astraeus rocked as the front man might say , good luck to all, a great bunch of folks