New Airline Ghana ?

[AEROVISION]

New Airline in Ghana.?

Afra Airlines, Accra, Has announced it received it's AOC.

Click the following link to read the article.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/economy/artikel.php?ID=74357

Two things here, talk of 100 FF-1080-300 freighters and Global Air Group, which should red flag it ?

Regards
A.V.

[Yak97]

Reading some blurb on Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, its not the cowboy's you've got to look out for, but the Indians!!

[Gunship]

Wonder what routes they will be flying ?

Any ideas to bring tourists here ?

The UK and Europe routes are well - saturated maybe the US or th East ?

Will hear from the rumour mill on Tuesday ...

Cheers

Gunss

[Gunship]

The CEO of , Mr. Luke Butler stated “Afra Airlines aims to fly 2,000 tourists into Accra weekly by the middle of the year.......

Amazingly I have been warned about this gentleman a few times ... :E:E:E

[TimS]

I think you gentlemen may care to read this one ...

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=161502

It doesn't look good (and the last thing Ghana needs if it is as daft as it seems)

TimS

[soups]

Their office is near our house in Accra they have a sign board saying that they fly to London, Joghanesburg and New York

[aussie come home]

If you are interested in this fellow it is unfortunate the thread News from Ghana was pulled.
Just search pprune for Luke Butler and Luke Norman Butler or wizard of Oz and all will be revealed.
Reputation is almost on par with the Governor:ouch:

[TimS]

Its back again as .....

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=161854

TimS

[Seaman Staines]

Their office is near our house in Accra they have a sign board saying that they fly to London, Joghanesburg and New York

Hi Soupie,
Are the 2 ancient 747s to be seen anywhere in Ghana?

http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=285SW

Anyone know where they are, on bricks, wheels nicked ? :O

Whatever happened to due diligence?

This will put some egg on faces when Flukey's history comes out in the African sunshine :{

[Gunship]

Their office is near our house in Accra they have a sign board saying that they fly to London, Joghanesburg and New York

By chance drove past it yesterday myself :p - small world.

I wondered what fancy car it was ..

PS: The President has more taste ... he drives a W12 VW :E

[soups]

their license has been cancelled by the GCAA

[AEROVISION]

As I said in my initial posting, Red Flags.

Due dilligence among parties non existent then? As it continues, see link below.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=74608


Best regards
A.V.

@soups,
you mean there AOC has been canceled already?

[Gunship]

:E Mr. Luke Butler, Executive Chairman and CEO of Afra Airlines stated, “Afra Airlines is building a network. Through this joint endeavor we aim to better serve the ECOWAS region and at the same time to set the foundation to be able to offer regional and domestic links in support of the Ministry of Tourism’s initiatives for linking Ghana and West African destinations together with our long haul international destinations. Afra Airlines is committed to punctuality, reliability, value and the delivery of uniquely African hospitality. Our cooperation and code-share agreement today makes possible the launch of our domestic and regional services under the AfraCityLink banner.” :E

[Yak97]

Capt. Paul Forjoe, Managimg Director CTK - wasn't he JJ's person pilot? and wasn't he involved with Ghana Airlink(?) the quasi commercial airline of the air force until they crashed that F27??

[TimS]

No he wasn't - but he was Chief Pilot (Deputy Chief Executive - Technical) for Ghana Airways until one of the 'musical chairs' sessions after April 2001.

TimS

[Yak97]

Still the name did ring a bell, with a bit of digging.....

The Independant, Accra Ghana, 14 April 2003 on the report of an audit on GH

Quote

This obviously shows an unaccounted for difference of US$1.65 million and the forensic audit recommends that Capt. Fordjoe, Mr. Browne and Quartey should be sanctioned for acquiring unreliable aircraft incompatible with Ghana Airways’ spare parts stock and also assist in ascertaining the actual cost of the aircraft and the difference recovered to Ghana Airways chest.

On the acquisition two DC10 aircraft, the forensic audit states that the aircraft were acquired from Malaysia Airlines at the cost of US$27 million, which is significantly above the sourced price from Airclaims International (US$20 million) and the US$25 million thus resulting in overpayment of 2million.

The recommendation of the auditors is, “Mr. E.L. Quartey and Capt. Fordjoe should be sanctioned for acquiring the aircraft at 2million dollars over and above the recommended price of the Ghana High Commission in Malaysia.”

Mr. Joe Browne and Capt. Fordjoe are also to be sanctioned for awarding a contract to Malaysian Airlines to undertake extra works on the two DC9 aircraft without a quotation, resulting in an income loss of US $1.5 million to Ghana Airways as the Malaysians refused to release the aircraft with a claim that Ghanair owed them US$2.34 million. Ghanair had made a provision of US$250,000 for the extra works.

The forensic audit also found out that in a clear case of unauthorized expenditure, Capt. Fordjoe, Messrs. Atta Badu, Joe Browne and E.L. Quartey, caused Ghana Airways to lose US$3.7 million for routine C-checks (a form of maintenance checks) on the airline’s DC9 fleet.

In one instance in 1999, a C-check for Ghana Airways’ DC 9-9G-ADT which should have cost US$400 rather cost $777,570, being 87 per cent above the normal service charge.

In another instance, also in 1999, the same check on DC-9-9G-ADU cost the airline $1,463,111 instead of $400,000 representing 252 per cent of the normal cost for such service charge.

Unquote

Hmmm...... Just the type who should be running an airline in Ghana.

PS TimS. Err Your name also appeared in this report. Any comment?

[Gunship]

Shame Tim tried to help them out of the sh*t ... but ... Africa made sure he could not help enough :(

Right Tim mate ?

[TimS]

Yep, Yak I was there.

Innocent on all counts

Had a lot of fun (and headaches), left with them owing me (or my company) some 35 Gs, had a good title but bugger all power or influence !

Thanks for the reference Guns

TimS

[Gunship]

I take bribes in crates ... :E

[Stratocaster]

Did the forensic folks miss the suitcases full of cash happily jumping back and forth between Dusseldorf and Brussels (lessor of "over-priced" 9G-PHN), or was it just another urban myth ?

:ooh:

[Seaman Staines]

Here's our boy again.

Licence revoked this week by Ghana CAA, but his PR machine is at full throttle ......

Nice pic of Flukey Luke and Wifey (?)

Looks like he's put on a bit of weight since the ABC did an expose on him :}



http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=78954 (Pic & BS)

There is a problem with the link.
:sad:

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=78954

[Seaman Staines]

More. http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=5565
20.4.05

[4HolerPoler]

Knee-slapper of the week:
Businessmen like Mr Butler and Ralph Akin with long experience in the airline industry have proposed to match any major carrier with services that would make our nation proud. The dream of Dr Nkrumah and Dr Busia attracting very honest businessmen to come and operate in our country with full support can be seen in the genuine and sincere approach by these men.

[Seaman Staines]

:} :} :} African journalism at it's best, though there is one very good one in Ghana.... Ray Archer.:ok:

Here's a bit more ........ :8

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/sil2/s.php?num=1&search=butler&DATUM=0

Enjoy:}