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Midex Airlines (Merged)

Old 11th Aug 2012, 06:57
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mclane

Is that useless, lying moron mclane still there? He must be sucking up to the boss even more.
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Old 11th Aug 2012, 08:10
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so nobody knows where those airbuses are going to?
any bus crew got a call from that other company or was it all lies by the management?
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Old 20th Sep 2012, 18:03
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"It makes me sad when somebody "LOL"over "a massive wheel blow out in Bagram" No matter how disgruntled certain exMidex crew members might be, it is not very nice to cheer over fellow crew members bad luck. IF this incident did happen (have not got any confirmation yet, and we do not know if it was a 74 or a Bus involved) it is not very hard to figure out a plausible scenario. The US military air traffic controllers seem to expect us to do the impossible at every approach at this hot n high/steep glide/high terrain airport. Most of the time we can cope with this, but with very narrow safety margins. Add to that -Max landing weight ( even an overweight landing, that Midex seem to execute on regular basis on the 74) -A thrust reverser u/s or disabled (when it comes to Midex it might not even be DMI:d) -Some tail wind component or windshear And you going to end up with very hot breaks! We do not know if this incident did really happen. If it did, the only thing we can be sure of, is that all reports will stay in a locked drawer at the Midex office , and no info will ever hit the GCAA"

Sir H, please keep your sanctimonious BS to yourself. I am not the only person laughing at Midex, the whole world is. Everybody knows how pathetic this carrier is, at least I am just being honest about it. "No matter how disgruntled certain exMidex crew members might be, it is not very nice to cheer over fellow crew members bad luck.", big whoop, its not as if anybody died or got injured. You tell me not to "cheer over fellow crew members bad luck", I have personally seen crew members ridiculing my "bad luck" in front of me, just because they were buddies with the management and had the leverage to do so. I have never been humiliated so badly in any airline, thank god I have been able to move on.

This carrier has made me commit many criminal acts. They always made me fly missions with undeclared dangerous goods and restricted military cargo. I have even been on a mission where I was forced to dump off 20 pallets of weapons, disguised as "general cargo", at Suleymaniyah. Nobody came to recieve the cargo, all the documents were forged and nobody even gave a hoot about what happened on that mission when we came back. Trips like that really made me hate myself. The culture at that airline was truely sick.

I am not saying I wasn't flying in challenging conditions, there have been times when I have been forced to land in a tailwind with an inop thrust reverser as well. If the incident was really serious, then I wouldn't be saying something like LOL. Tyre bursts happen over there very often, might as well have a laugh.
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Old 23rd Sep 2012, 03:49
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Suleymaniyah has been going on for a long time with questionable cargo.
We were told its all cigarettes, but after landing some asked why a whole airplane full of so called very heavy cigarettes.
Ground personnel said cigarettes they were going to Iran.
We have sanctions against Iran, anyone that questioned this was labeled bad boy.
One day they will learn, if you pay the crews what they are owed then no questions asked.
Threats and intimidation along with money they owed us constantly will never work.
And yes most of the dangerous goods was always mis labled.
The cargo never matched the NOTAC.
You would check the Notac and see what you had.
Then during off loading you would see much more that was hidden between the pallets.
Dangerous company that thinks they are above all rules and regulations.

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Old 23rd Sep 2012, 23:43
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Earl, I know you so I mean no harm in this. But. as long as the crews are paid properly, it is then ok to commit fraud and fly unsafe goods ? Doesn't that type of thought process keep them in business ?

If you knew this was happening, it was ok until you didn't get compensated for it ? Sorry, I want to give you the benefit of knowing better. You're a good guy and maybe I'm reading it wrong.
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Old 24th Sep 2012, 00:38
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Guess I should have worded that in another way.
Was referring to all the so called pallets of very heavy cigarettes and ground personnel saying they were being shipped to Iran.
Thought we had sanctions against them, an if paid properly no one would question this . was it really cigarettes in those Marlboro boxes.
Cargo, dangerous goods type was found not listed on the Notac many times.
Airplane was loaded before the crew arrived, so to slip things through was easily done and done often.
Pallets butted up to each other you cant see whats in the middle , during the off load you see this.
You know how or what happens if you file too many safety reports.
I got a royal ass chewing for verbally reporting a big hole in the cargo floor by the C/P and accused of trying to ground the airplane.
Nothing in the log book about this and its a structural integrity thing.
He reply was I was a trouble maker and maint had told him it was ok, if someone wrote it up it would ground the airplane.
So instead they put a sign on the floor stating do not step here,
Wish I knew how to post pics, this one is really funny and shows just how stupid management and the powers in charge are there.
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Old 24th Sep 2012, 08:50
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Didn't a mechanic or someone fall in that hole ? Yeah that same c/p that didn't report an engine problem when HE flew the plane, which resulted in the next crew having to abort takeoff. Has he even been able to find a job yet ?
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Old 24th Sep 2012, 11:05
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Midex FOs

Hi.How have you been?

Is Midex recruiting 747 FOs rated but nil time on type? Could you PM me your hubby's details?Capt McKenzie?


Cheers

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Old 24th Sep 2012, 20:05
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YHGTBFSM!

Is Midex recruiting 747 FOs rated but nil time on type?
VC10Tail After all you have read here you would still go and fly for this outfit?

It's not like 200 time is worth much anymore anyway, certainly not worth getting involved with this group.
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Old 25th Sep 2012, 01:24
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Yes same C/P with the rejected takoff, he knew this as he operated the airplane into BAH and did not report it.
Next day we had heavyweight takeoff temp around 40 temp engine would not reach max power required, ended up being a high speed reject almots 160 kts lucky no blown tires.
How do i know this?
Lets just say I had a good seat and birds eye view.
Then a rejected takeoff requires a safety report to the GCAA within 72 hours.
They contacted the Captain and said you need to do this now.
Captain said to the C/P which safety report do you want me to submit. the one where I rejected the takeoff at high speed prior to V1, or the one where you knew that there was a problem with this A300 engine when you flew it into BAH and told everyone about it except us, but never reported in the maint log book.
I was a operating crew on this flight and was really angry how he risked every ones lives just for his job.
Midex safety department fully aware of these things, still have the emails.
Also same C/P that tried to convince is that it was ok to take off from FUJ with a 28 knot taill wind, saying customer is pushing this flight.
We could not take off in the other direction due to obstacle clearance, mountains and weight restrictions.
And some still want to work there?

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Old 25th Sep 2012, 01:40
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Its much more to this than changing our contracts before they expire or not even paying us correctly on the new contract or under UAE labor laws.
This company is dangerous and should have been shut down long ago.
The GCAA suspended the AOC before, Mudex just became better at hiding things from them.
Yet this C/P was in the newspaper complaining because he did not receive his end of service benefits under UAE labor law.

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Old 25th Sep 2012, 17:45
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nobody made you your lack of integrity did.
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Old 26th Sep 2012, 11:01
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Midex fleet

They have 3 classics. Dont know how many are serviceable as of today, but usually 2 are down for some serious maintenance issues. Shows the quality of their maintenance. Last June they parked the A-300s and fired all the crews instead of transitioning them to the 74. The company did not follow UAE labor laws concerning treatment of employees, and was shut down in the past for violation of GCAA rules.

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Old 1st Oct 2012, 10:10
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"Are you kidding me ? You were forced ? You mean there was a gun to your head and the flight deck was pirated ? 1. You are the very reason Midex gets away with the sh** they do because you fly it. 2. If airlines know they can get away with doing very dirty things and all they need is a pilot willing to do it, it brings the integrity, honesty, safety and value of a pilot down to the worth of nothing. You sir, are at the bottom of that pile. I guess it was ok for you to do all that while you were getting a paycheck, but the minute you were able to move on, only then did it become complete rubbish, hind sight and worthy of the truth and only then would you comment about it on Prune. And by admiting all of this on here, you think that clears your conscious and makes you a better person ? Hardly. At least you created a facade name to post it. Clever yes, but still a ****."

Sassy, you have no idea what you're talking about. I had a family and I had responsibilites, that is why I had to stick to that job. Trust me, I never said it was ok for me to do that, in fact, I even expressed my concerns to McLane and Casey. But no actions taken. I even refused to fly on a couple of missions, but then I had the "privilege" of getting reprimanded by Assaad and George for refusing. A man who has a family and responsibilities has no other choice, especially cause I know the financial pain that midex will put you through if you try to leave before your contract expires. In the end, I had to wait till my contract expired. Don't try to act like you are above everyone. I never said posting all these comments here will make me a better person, stop putting words in my mouth.

In conclusion, you can never put yourself in my shoes, so kindly keep your self-righteous, sanctimonious BS to yourself.
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Old 1st Oct 2012, 12:51
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Just an Info

3 of Midex A300 are now scrapped at Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies.
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Old 2nd Oct 2012, 02:40
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Looking back on this and knowing what happened there.
A A300 Captain died,
Yet his ex company Atlas had to fly his remains home.
Some said the were waiting in the insurance from a French company.
If the Doc had really give a **** this would have never been a question on who pays or transported the remains.
But what else can we expect from ones like these?
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Reply to Sassy Pilots Wife

Sassy, I honestly don't know what your problem is. I am in no way disagreeing with anything you are saying. Just like how I don't have the right to pass judgement on you, you don't have the right to pass judgements on my decisions and my life. Yes, I stand by my comment, you don't understand the reasons why I stuck with midex, and I do not wish to discuss them or disclose them.

You have no right to say that "The only reason Midex gets away with their s@%t is because you fly their planes", the circumstances are such that you don't have any other options. Nobody is crying a river here, I am replying to the comments of others, and I never said your grievances are lesser than mine or vice versa. Just don't go about telling people that they are the cause of a problem, when you don't know what they are going through. How can you say I was at the "bottom of the pile" ?? You don't even know me.

I'm sorry for everything you had to go through, but stop acting like a freaking troll.
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Old 3rd Oct 2012, 02:11
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Well no matter how we slam each other here, at least we all agree on one thing.
Midex is a bottom feeding outfit that does not pay.
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Old 3rd Oct 2012, 12:58
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Midex...

.... Lesson learnt from this company ... the hard way... listen to the guys on the forum. Or experience it for yourself if you don't believe it.
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Good post TJ and Sassey.
Midex thought they could run a company treating crew members like they were from some 3rd world country.
Did not have to pay them correctly, always changing the contracts, saying we know you don't have any other jobs to go to, its us or nothing.
Then the FTDL or MEL, well that don't apply to us as we are different, we don't have to follow the UAE GCAA regs.
Yet they lost the AOC because of this, and still they tried to push it more after they got the suspension lifted.
The village idiot Hotel manager HR man was constantly threatening pilots. this was not his area,
Actually he was about the least intelligent one there, definitely not the sharpest pencil in the box.
But he was a relative of the owner,Apple does not fall far from the tree now does it.
You only have to live this type job once, and realize its all bad news, lies and deceit, non payment for due salary, threats and intimidation for questioning any limits that you know full well are not correct.
There are better jobs out there, like TJ said,
I have even seen Haj operations run better than this.
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