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JHAS has announced that they will cease business by Mid year...Line Maintenance and hangar work will eventually shut down by this date with the Hangars,workshops,equipment etc etc being sold by tender....The government has been notified for the remaining staff to have access to "Training schemes"...A sad day for those remaining...
JHAS has announced that they will cease business by Mid year...Line Maintenance and hangar work will eventually shut down by this date with the Hangars,workshops,equipment etc etc being sold by tender....The government has been notified for the remaining staff to have access to "Training schemes"...A sad day for those remaining...
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A shame. Great collection of people and assets. They got to a break even point but more recent management really didn't understand the service mentatility required.
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The idea is to see out the minimum contract periods but most customers already have contingency plans. This has been coming for a while, its not really a big secret.
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Romulus, the great collection of people was broken up last year. The good ones jumped ship and got employment else where.
A real shame JHAS was managed down to this.......
A real shame JHAS was managed down to this.......
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Announcement regarding JHAS
John Holland
I’m writing to update you on an announcement being made today that the operations of John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) will be progressively wound back, including the possible sale of its Tullamarine facility.
This decision is part of Leighton Holdings' plans to deliver on its strategy of developing distinctive, core competencies within its operating companies.
JHAS has made a significant contribution to the Aviation Industry over the last seven years. It was the first fully independent Maintenance and Repair Organisation in the country and has an excellent safety record. Unfortunately recent factors and decisions in the aviation industry have led us to conclude that the business has little chance of being viable.
Processes will now be put in place to wind down the business and to look after our staff, customers and suppliers.
The sale of the majority of the businesses assets, including the Tullamarine maintenance facility, is being investigated. This may present redeployment opportunities for some of our people and we will keep you informed as things develop. In the event that alternative employment cannot be found, staff will be made redundant and receive their full entitlements.
We are thankful for the support our customers have provided over the years, and we will work closely with all of our customers to transition services to another provider.
We expect to exit the majority of the business by mid-year.
I’d like to thank all current and former staff members of JHAS, and in particular Ross Alexander and his leadership team, for their hard work and achievements over the years.
The Employee Assistance Program will continue to be available to all employees and we will also be providing employment advice services.
I’ll keep you informed of developments as we progress through this process.
Regards
Karl Mociak
Executive General Manager, Transport Services
John Holland
John Holland
Announcement regarding JHAS
John Holland
I’m writing to update you on an announcement being made today that the operations of John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) will be progressively wound back, including the possible sale of its Tullamarine facility.
This decision is part of Leighton Holdings' plans to deliver on its strategy of developing distinctive, core competencies within its operating companies.
JHAS has made a significant contribution to the Aviation Industry over the last seven years. It was the first fully independent Maintenance and Repair Organisation in the country and has an excellent safety record. Unfortunately recent factors and decisions in the aviation industry have led us to conclude that the business has little chance of being viable.
Processes will now be put in place to wind down the business and to look after our staff, customers and suppliers.
The sale of the majority of the businesses assets, including the Tullamarine maintenance facility, is being investigated. This may present redeployment opportunities for some of our people and we will keep you informed as things develop. In the event that alternative employment cannot be found, staff will be made redundant and receive their full entitlements.
We are thankful for the support our customers have provided over the years, and we will work closely with all of our customers to transition services to another provider.
We expect to exit the majority of the business by mid-year.
I’d like to thank all current and former staff members of JHAS, and in particular Ross Alexander and his leadership team, for their hard work and achievements over the years.
The Employee Assistance Program will continue to be available to all employees and we will also be providing employment advice services.
I’ll keep you informed of developments as we progress through this process.
Regards
Karl Mociak
Executive General Manager, Transport Services
John Holland
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Another nail in the coffin of the aviation industry in Victoria.
Yet perhaps somebody with vision will fill the void left by JHAS departure?
Perhaps that somebody might be an organisation sick of hearing a certain leprechaun continually trot out the line " we're the only airline that does heavy maintenance in Australia".
Perhaps with their state owned investors (and some state government incentives) the organisation concerned might have the economy of scale to resurrect the former Ansett facility and stick it right up the little leprechaun?
Wishful thinking on my part perhaps but, such a venture run by competent people, should be a license to print money.
And prove to some that outsourcing to the lowest bidder isn't always the best answer.
Yet perhaps somebody with vision will fill the void left by JHAS departure?
Perhaps that somebody might be an organisation sick of hearing a certain leprechaun continually trot out the line " we're the only airline that does heavy maintenance in Australia".
Perhaps with their state owned investors (and some state government incentives) the organisation concerned might have the economy of scale to resurrect the former Ansett facility and stick it right up the little leprechaun?
Wishful thinking on my part perhaps but, such a venture run by competent people, should be a license to print money.
And prove to some that outsourcing to the lowest bidder isn't always the best answer.
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I wonder if BAe have the local ability? They've certainly got the global aviation ability that John Holland was lacking...
So, Qantas base gone, Avalon gone, Ansett/JHAS gone, LTQ gone. JQ/QF books basically closed for external applicants whilst they restructure. Suddenly the standard 'Australian aviation does not have enough LAMEs' is suddenly an influx of Group 20 LAMEs and RPT AMEs in Melbourne.
I guess there will be some 457 visa employees getting a bit anxious over the next few months? Or will VA make a grab for the A330 experience?
So, Qantas base gone, Avalon gone, Ansett/JHAS gone, LTQ gone. JQ/QF books basically closed for external applicants whilst they restructure. Suddenly the standard 'Australian aviation does not have enough LAMEs' is suddenly an influx of Group 20 LAMEs and RPT AMEs in Melbourne.
I guess there will be some 457 visa employees getting a bit anxious over the next few months? Or will VA make a grab for the A330 experience?
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Hmm........aren't 3 of the french guys on A330 POC training right now?
They were on A330 theory training last year during the hangar layoffs, and right now they are on A330 POC.
I wonder who paid for that?....Hmm.
Same same at JHAS, right up to the last minute.
They were on A330 theory training last year during the hangar layoffs, and right now they are on A330 POC.
I wonder who paid for that?....Hmm.
Same same at JHAS, right up to the last minute.
If the business made money and produced top work at the best price and always on-time or better then the doors would probably have stayed open or at least it would be sold as a going concern. Hard to do anything when it's gone down the chute...
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Pissed off is an understatement.
Phrases utilised toward their senior mgt include "used car saleman"", "carpetbagger", "no f*cking idea".
Both major airlines in this country gave them the opportunity to undertake a lot of work but they just couldn't put it together as a commercial package. The arrogance of a Tier 1 Contractor came through, they are used to an industry where they quite happily sue their clients because they have very few repeat clients and every other Contractor works the same way. Very different situation when you have two major customers and that's it. Yes Line provided a lot of nice work but to make a go of it they had to pull in the overflow work from QF and also a substantial amount of Virgin work.
They got the latter, the H1 Embraer checks were turned around better than anywhere else globally, they gained some momentum and then the relationship went down the tubes.
Qantas they never really broke into. Whenever Qantas were ready JHAS didn't/couldn't put a commercial package together and when JHAS were chasing work aggressively Qantas got cold feet.
With a Contractor mentality there is no doubt in my mind they should have been able to overcome the issues associated with the Avalon body of work and kept that in Australia. But they didn't step up to the plate for what would have been a game changing volume of work for them.
Phrases utilised toward their senior mgt include "used car saleman"", "carpetbagger", "no f*cking idea".
Both major airlines in this country gave them the opportunity to undertake a lot of work but they just couldn't put it together as a commercial package. The arrogance of a Tier 1 Contractor came through, they are used to an industry where they quite happily sue their clients because they have very few repeat clients and every other Contractor works the same way. Very different situation when you have two major customers and that's it. Yes Line provided a lot of nice work but to make a go of it they had to pull in the overflow work from QF and also a substantial amount of Virgin work.
They got the latter, the H1 Embraer checks were turned around better than anywhere else globally, they gained some momentum and then the relationship went down the tubes.
Qantas they never really broke into. Whenever Qantas were ready JHAS didn't/couldn't put a commercial package together and when JHAS were chasing work aggressively Qantas got cold feet.
With a Contractor mentality there is no doubt in my mind they should have been able to overcome the issues associated with the Avalon body of work and kept that in Australia. But they didn't step up to the plate for what would have been a game changing volume of work for them.
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"such a venture run by competent people, should be a licence to print money".
Take it easy chaps, as something always rises out of the ashes, and another opportunity will appear in time as the Maintenance still has to be done somewhere.
Last edited by The Big E; 15th Mar 2014 at 22:46. Reason: Omitted the word 'up' in the 2nd to last sentence.