DAS Air Cargo
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From: EGMH..a down, not yet out, formerly awesome airfield
Kitoro Kid
What you get for your money is a DC10, as you say, in need of a C check.
What you also get is an EASA145 approved maintenance facility in the UK, associated tooling and equipment and a very large DC10 spares holding and all the staff.
Flight crew, operations, engineers etc are all still on the payroll. Nobody has yet been made redundant.
What you get for your money is a DC10, as you say, in need of a C check.
What you also get is an EASA145 approved maintenance facility in the UK, associated tooling and equipment and a very large DC10 spares holding and all the staff.
Flight crew, operations, engineers etc are all still on the payroll. Nobody has yet been made redundant.
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From: entebbe uganda
Twitcher
All said and done ,who is the new owner of DAS AIR CARGO
Interesting what you are saying but , that is in the UK
Operations / cheif Pilot / etc
What about the guys who made the Airline Work !!!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting what you are saying but , that is in the UK
Operations / cheif Pilot / etc
What about the guys who made the Airline Work !!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: entebbe uganda
Twicthcer ,kitoro Kid
what is a long running battle is that JCR ,had big problems when MRS JCR
started AFRICA ONE , CAPT JCR tried to overcome that Big mistake ,
Yes Das Air got by ,but a huge dent in the outcome of what was right what was wrong ,
All i will say is the Guys who operated the DC-10'S for Das are the best in the World
VERY , VERY GOOD GUYS !!!!!!!!!
started AFRICA ONE , CAPT JCR tried to overcome that Big mistake ,
Yes Das Air got by ,but a huge dent in the outcome of what was right what was wrong ,
All i will say is the Guys who operated the DC-10'S for Das are the best in the World
VERY , VERY GOOD GUYS !!!!!!!!!
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another delay.....
It seems they are still not ready to release the info to everyone 
So, you now have a few more days to make guesses. Anybody got any ideas other than Avient?
So, you now have a few more days to make guesses. Anybody got any ideas other than Avient?
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Avient doesn't really make sense does it? They appear to have done pretty well so far already from the demise of DAS, why spend millions when they don't have to? Unless the EASA145 facility is extraordinarily attractive. My guess is that it is somebody nobody has thought of in this context. There are vague whisperings about Nigeria from some quarters.
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MK etc
As well as being an EASA approved maintenance hangar, it is also has approval as a line station. Ideal for MK who are currently using Manston daily and are currently almost non existent at Ostend 
all speculation of course.....maybe an announcement tomorrow....they keep saying that though
all speculation of course.....maybe an announcement tomorrow....they keep saying that though
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almost there..
The staff got the info today on who it is and what is going to happen 
Hopefully the news will be freely available by the end of the week to everyone else.
Hopefully the news will be freely available by the end of the week to everyone else.
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fleet maintenance at MSE
I'd look more at the passenger fleet, both current and future, as opposed to the freighter fleet ;-)
However, still no official announcement yet....
However, still no official announcement yet....
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From: whitstable
I asked this question over on the Manston thread but it's probably more appropriate asking it here and if I'm lucky I might get an answer. According to Jes: "They are buying the whole airline, and intend to run the hangar as a separate profit centre." So does that mean they will be carrying out maintenance work for other airlines as well as their own?
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Official Announcement
Date: 20 November 2007, London:
Andrew Duncan and Andrew Stoneman, partners and Joint Administrators from Menzies Corporate Restructuring (MCR), announce today the sale of the business and assets of DAS Air to Continental Aviation Services (Nig) Limited (CAS). The liabilities of the Company remain with DAS Air Limited (In Administration). The Company, a long established UK based air freight services business operating routes between Europe and West Africa and between East Africa and the Middle East had ceased operations following the appointment of administrators on 17 September 2007. The sale of the business should allow operations to recommence in the short term and preserves the jobs of 34 staff, who work at the Company’s sites in Crawley and Manston. Andrew Duncan comments, “We’re pleased that the sale of the business represents the preservation of a long established African all cargo airline. It’s also good to note that of all the offers we received for the business from interested parties, CAS had the best funding package to acquire the business but also to fund investment and its future working capital requirements. I believe that this gives the business a very real chance to thrive and succeed, going forward.” Vitalis Ibe of CAS commented, “We are very excited with the opportunity to acquire this business and Charles Goodrich has been appointed as the CEO. We are looking forward to building a brand new vibrant cargo airline and maintenance facility”.
Andrew Duncan and Andrew Stoneman, partners and Joint Administrators from Menzies Corporate Restructuring (MCR), announce today the sale of the business and assets of DAS Air to Continental Aviation Services (Nig) Limited (CAS). The liabilities of the Company remain with DAS Air Limited (In Administration). The Company, a long established UK based air freight services business operating routes between Europe and West Africa and between East Africa and the Middle East had ceased operations following the appointment of administrators on 17 September 2007. The sale of the business should allow operations to recommence in the short term and preserves the jobs of 34 staff, who work at the Company’s sites in Crawley and Manston. Andrew Duncan comments, “We’re pleased that the sale of the business represents the preservation of a long established African all cargo airline. It’s also good to note that of all the offers we received for the business from interested parties, CAS had the best funding package to acquire the business but also to fund investment and its future working capital requirements. I believe that this gives the business a very real chance to thrive and succeed, going forward.” Vitalis Ibe of CAS commented, “We are very excited with the opportunity to acquire this business and Charles Goodrich has been appointed as the CEO. We are looking forward to building a brand new vibrant cargo airline and maintenance facility”.
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