Is it a top secret who passed away? There are many in this world that might know him.

I guess its not a top secret.
If the forums moderator has no problems with that, we can share the name.
Its in the honor and rememberance of the passed away.
Can anyone confirm if the family who came to see him are still there or have gone back?
CBAFIL

Why don't you just post the details of the gentleman's demise on the "Where are They Now" forum? I have found that this works very well.

Fallen Aviator
 

His name was Mark Edwards and I "ditto" all the fine comments written about him. He was a good person the short time I new him. RIP and all the best to his young family.

Its to my understanding his reamins will be transported out Of DXB on a Atlas freighter tomorrow back to the USA.
One fine Gentleman and Captain to all of us that knew him at Atlas and Midex.
Prayers for his family.

Condolence threads in "Where are they now" is the policy.

Thoughts go out to wife and family and props to the CLASS airline that pulled through in the time of need, recognized an ex employee and brought him home because it was the right thing to do.

The final flight Westbound

RIP

Even bigger question why not Midex take full responsibility for transferring him home?
This had to be severe hardship on the family.
They are not in the cargo industry?
It took his past airline to get him home?
Good on ATLAS.

I wouldn't be too hard on Midex. From the VERY limited info I have, it was an insurance issue. Midex does not go to the US. His wife called Atlas for some help and they came thru. They run regular flights for Emirates to the US.

Kudos for Atlas for coming thru.

Midex will not do anything out of goodwill. From top to bottom there is no human element in this organization. Everyone fends for themselves only....those good at being two faced get comfortable.. rest walk away.

It would be nice if people wouldn't post rumors or hear say when it concerns a fallen Crewmember. If you don't know it for fact don't say it.

Mark was put to rest this past Thursday in his hometown of Enon, Ohio.

RIP, my friend!

Topic seems dead for a while now.
Whats the latest? How is the new Vice CEO or whatever his designation is, doing?
Also how flying? still heavy flying in to Afghan and Iraq like was happening in past couple of weeks or done with those charters?
Any news on KHI/BOM, I dont think it would start??
CBAFIL

I thought that Air France had got rid of the Orly sim. Is it still going or are they using CAE in BRU?

Last month they used CAE at BRU

If I'm not mistaken the A300-B4 sim @ BRU is the only one remaining in Europe... so it would make sense...

Whats up with the flight(s) to Lahore, Pakistan?
Are these regular scheduled flights or same afghanishtan flight with routing through Lahore???
CBAFIL

Type Rating A300B4
 

What happened to the thousands of qualified resumes the so called docter said he had from people begging to work at Midex. Just another lie. So now they are trying to get people to pay for there own type rating on a dinosaur. Anyone would be crazy to do this for a job at Midex.:=

Who are they proposing to do the type rating for them and how much?
Are they guaranteeing a job at the end of the type rating?
What is minimum experience for command on A300?
Might be a way of getting some heavy time if not too expensive.

Midex is advertising this on climbto350. Yes they say they will guarantee job, but do not believe a word they say. It would take you at least 3-6 months before you would get online to fly. Then you would only fly maybe 30 hours per month. There website showing lots of routes is all bogus. The only flying is into Iraq and Afghan. There contract they give you is only something to coax you into coming to work there. They change it and tell you if you do not like it tough hit the road. Talk to people working there before jumping into the frying pan.

B4 at Dubai Airshow
 

I was on-board the B4 that they had at Dubai Airshow last week. The Captain I spoke to indicated that another 742 was coming soon and perhaps 2No. 744's also. Did anyone else get the same info? Is it wishful thinking, given preceeding pages (ad nauseum)? He also said that the "spiral" approach at Baghdad was no longer required.

Midex you expect someone to self fund there own type rating or requail at a cost of 5000-12000 usd on a dinasour airplane.
Did you detail the fine print to them that they would be under a training contact until the end of the line check with only 500 USD a week salary and a 1 year obligation?
This could take up to 3 months or longer before full payment of salary?
Did you also state there was no life insurance when flying even into war torn areas, families might have a concern about this one.
Can you explain this as to how there is no life insurance and the war/charter money now paid was reduced because according to Midex the threat is no longer valid?
Lots of questions here.
More of us will leave soon, trust with this company left a long time ago!!!!
Contract is not worth signing as it means nothing, past has shown this.
BTW Jetstream2008
That was our fixed gear Airbus flown gear down from AAN to DXB,
Only used on special occasions such as this with the current Chief Pilot so he can feel like a hero when he says gear up and nothing happens,yet he completes the mission and gets to destination.
Need we say more?
Time for action John Boy, you are losing crews as we speak?

Gosh, with all these derogatory comments, it makes our L1011 mob seem like a dream outfit...:}

Midex orders?
 

Hi all,
I heard that they ordered 2 more classic,s (I admit $100mil is OTT-if true) to start in New year, they will need these and to fly all the B4's if all our guys are to got in place in a certain SH** H*le!;
I can see the problem with this outfit as for guys from the US they don't give any travel time to return home.
Heard they were going to improve things? how goes it?
PS Avient lost 3 good guys --fly safe in heaven!!:sad:

Aren't a couple A300 guys going back to ACL ?

Getting better as we all expect.
Five days now since salary pay time, most crews have not been paid, nor any explanation from management as to when we may receive the already earned salary from last month, lets include the ones on days off with this.
Edited. Registering disgust without profanity is an art.
Pay for your own rating here?
You must be looking at the other non related benefits?
Bottom line Midex does not pay.

For all you "In the Know People"....
 

Well, I'm back. Sitting in my apartment, I bit the bullet and came to PPrune to see what dribble has been posted lately by all those that "know about Midex". So, here we go.

1. The passing of Mark was a great loss to everyone that knew him. I personally didn't but I heard nothing but good things about him. Fact: his Wife did not call Atlas for help... David McLane made the call. He used his past employment there and friends to get the job done. David and Mark were good friends. Fact: the reason this was done is because of all the red tape that takes place in the UAE. The company (Midex) did step up and take care of everything possible, to include flying Marks's Wife and Mother-in-Law round trip to the UAE, took care of them while they were here and made sure everything that could be done was done. For those of us that have lived here for some time know that things take forever to get done. Asking Atlas to take Mark to the USA only helped to make things move faster. It was NOT because Midex wasn't trying to help. If you're gonna spit dribble here, make sure you know where you're spitting and at who.

2. Our monthly pay: Well, once again this is not a Midex caused problem for our pay ending in November. Right now, as I write this, the UAE is celebrating it's 38th year of independance (I agree, big deal). But the downfall to that is... everything that has to do with business is closed until Sunday. Everything has been closed since Dec 1. It's a 5 day celebration and there is nothing we can do about that. Our pay will be here when the banks open again on Sunday. Midex is NOT holding our pay for some unknown reason. Though I have to admit, they could have paid us early but... that didn't happen. Again, if you're gonna spit dribble, make sure you know where you're spitting.

3. Those that leave in the middle of the night: It has not been "more like 12" that have left. With the one that left on Dec 2nd, that brings our total leaving at 6. The others that left gave a 30 day notice. Those that left in the middle of the night were all Airbus guys.

4. December 2nd: Midex finalized the purchase of two additional 747-200s from Air France. They are "scheduled" as of today to be in possession in March, online flying by May. Don't hold me to this, we all know things change day to day. I only hope they are able to find crews to fly here based the current duty times required here.

5. I am not a one to stand on a box and shout the goodness of Midex Airlines. Midex has many problems... some of them are really, really bad. I don't know if they will ever be fixed because the owner of this airline has his own ideas about how an airline should be and how it's crews should be treated. We do things here that I have never experienced in 33 years of aviation and 7 airlines. But... I am here by choice and choice only. So because of that, I only complain to those I fly with... not on this websight. I read the "dribble" that some put here and again, it's not always correct information.

Midex has started a few new contracts for the Airbus... we can only hope it all works out as there are some snags in the program. Hopefully the learning curve will straighten out and things will get better... we can only hope.

OK... I guess I'll go to the Omni websight now and bad mouth them for awhile, since I did work for them 10 years ago and that qualifies me to go to their thread and say things that aren't true. You all have a good day.

Regards... Tom

Something Strange...
 

It is just me or is it very strange that of all the threads here on PPrune... that Midex is the #3 read thread here (next to "sticky" somethings and CargoLux)? Why is that? Why is an airline of 7 airplanes, that really doesn't fly anywhere and WAS an unknown till PPrune, be so darn popular? I sure don't get it.

This can be something that you all can dribble about. Have fun.

Regards... Tom :)

Deleted my previous post, probably best just to stay out of this one.
Will choose my views more carefully for the time being.

Aw Earl.....
 

Leaving your posts would have put the # of views through the roof, leaving tomjones to question even further why the new reality show, 'Midex Oasis', is such a hit!

I was lucky enough to catch them tho...... Thanks. :ok:

A news flash from the rumour network says another A300 Captain (a South American one?) has deserted the ship. Can anyone confirm or deny this? If so, that makes 13 or 7, depending on who you ask...

More to come, too. And sooner than some people think. Even some of the operations staff are fed up with this place and are quitting.

As I previously asked, any (ex)-ACL guys going?
I heard that a lot of them are in the sim in BRU training for ACL again ?

As all the DHL A300 are going to ACL that might be why they are jumping ship.

Leaving
 

People leave Midex because it is the pits working there. :ugh:

OK TJ since you are on a real airplane with MIDEX, or so you think in your mind.
Ready for a head count tonight.
Just how many have left?
And why did they leave?
Contract not followed, Flight duty times being abused, aircraft less than air worthy.
Pay not being paid under contract terms an conditions.
Contract being changed without completion or notice,
Been how many in the in the last month leave?
Exactly what is your point here, not the truth.
You say you to stay out of company business but you also state in your post 387 that this one F/O should not be a captain.
I don't know him but since when are you a check airmen for pprune but not with midex or the gcaa and posting things such as here.
I do trust our D/O DM, as most of try to do,
He has fought for us and would probably be a no win situation if he had not intervened,
Your numbers are smoking bull crap.
Your judgment and check airman abilities are non existent.
Just how many have left in the past three weeks or in days to come on the airbus, or not a real airplane 747 in your view.
747 can be replaced very fast dime a dozen, A300 cannot.

A300 crews at MideX are also 747 qualified also.
You don't have this option.
TJ you have made many crews at Midex really angry with you recent post claiming to show the true picture here.just so you would know.

TJ,

Let me start out by saying you are nothing more than a company bootlicker. I cannot imagine as to why. I can only guess it is because this is your last job in aviation and your just trying to hold on long enough until your retirement kicks in. I have to laugh at your attempted usage of the word drivel but yet you keep saying "dribble". I wonder , by chance, if you also say the point is "mute" instead of moot. Are you a product of the California Public School System?

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2. Our monthly pay: Well, once again this is not a Midex caused problem for our pay ending in November. Right now, as I write this, the UAE is celebrating it's 38th year of independence (I agree, big deal). But the downfall to that is... everything that has to do with business is closed until Sunday. Everything has been closed since Dec 1. It's a 5 day celebration and there is nothing we can do about that. Our pay will be here when the banks open again on Sunday. Midex is NOT holding our pay for some unknown reason. Though I have to admit, they could have paid us early but... that didn't happen. Again, if you're gonna spit dribble, make sure you know where you're spitting.

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Of course you say it isn't Midex fault, I say it is. Once again the lack the foresight and planning to actually correct the problem before it occurs. Not only was nothing done but the employees were never told about the delay in payroll. Once again the crewmembers have to overcome the lack of planning because of piss poor management.
Let us not forget about the policy of not being paid when you one your leave rotation which happens to be against UAE labor law.

I know you have trouble with math but the count is much, much higher. I can definitely say that the attrition rate is running around 20%. That is pretty high for a company with less than 75 pilots. I find it hilarious that in the last couple classes, Midex has not been able to successfully hire a single A-300 Capt. Management wants to hire more crews but they cannot even keep up with the current attrition levels.

Its not like crew scheduling follows the duty times anyway or maybe they can just bribe more crews to break the duty time regulations or threaten to fire them if they don't break the rules.

The only information here that is not correct is what you like to gloss over. The current problems run deep and continue to get worse day by day. I have also experienced things here that I have never experienced before and that is a BAD thing. Poor to non existent maintenance, putting unserviceable parts into airplanes, no life insurance even though we were told there is a policy, no rosters, firing one of the secretaries because she did not answer the phone fast enough, and the list goes on and on.
TJ, we know you are a BOHICA kinda guy and I suspect that you actually like it. Others deserve to know the truth about this disaster known as Midex, so maybe they will think twice before coming here.

It is only a matter of time before these contract are screwed due to maintenance or should I say the lack of maintenance. We actual have ride along maintenance that does not bring tools along. Why do they need tools when they do not even have spare parts to fix the airplane.

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Leaving your posts would have put the # of views through the roof, leaving tomjones to question even further why the new reality show, 'Midex Oasis', is such a hit!

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I wonder who is going to be the next person to vote themselves off of the Midex Island?

Dear Mr Xfactor,

I hope you enjoyed writing that, as much as I enjoyed reading it.

Midex Hiring
 

Hi Freight dogs !
Can you give us the actual package for B747 pilots ?
Salary, accomodation, transport, medical, typical roster, destinations.
All the gooddies...
Thanks.

The latest word effective today from Midex AL Ain sand prison.
Safety officer BM just terminated for investigating over duty times, finding altered, forged reports to the GCAA.
More to come soon.

These reports can be submitted under the new ROSI system for the UAE bypassing MR George and his low life values.
GCAA - Reporting Of Safety Incident (ROSI)
If you ask a question about duty times and then the safety manager is fired when he finds the corruption, then its time to just file it your self and by pass this liar and all midex management.