African International Airlines
 

Dose any one have any news on AIA?

I saw 2 of their DC8's parked outside a hangar in Cape Town.. last week.

So who has brought the DC8-62 , What routes are they going to operate , are they looking for crew , a website address or company name would be helpfull

Last heard that dubious outfit called Botswana International Air Cargo (BIAC) bought AIA and the aircraft.

Seems everbody is buying them till they realise the price of a C-Check on these old (and well used) birds.

I could do with an old well used bird right now:}

Helldog
 

On pallet 1 ?:E

AIA
 

How de buddy,what you up to old boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ok:

AIA
 

goma
 

yeah thats right mate,news travels eh,if your ever this way look me up will be good to catch up,brgds j:ok:

I've not dived into the old freighters' thread for eons.
And I note, with some interest, that the DC 8 is still
being discussed.
I'm ex IAS, and would love to know if anyone out there
has the faintest idea what became of Alan Stocks?
One of the best bosses I ever had.

Alan Stocks and Bernard Keay finally threw the towel in at the end of last year after they managed to offload the remaining two DC8's. Alan is living down in Cornwall and Bernard in Brighton. End of an era for those guys stretching back 40+ years, IAS, BCA, Intavia etc etc:D

As & BK
 

If they hadn't got involved with shagged out T'Mac (Keegan) IAS maybe here today:confused:

Roger that, merlinxx.

Bloody good firm, IAS.( Or should it be BCA now?)
I don't suppose anyone has a contact No for Alan Stocks?
My daughter lives in Cornwall, and I'll be down there myself
in a couple of weeks.
What happened to Dave Lilley? (not that I really care.)

No one can be bothered with DC 8 training any more.
At least, I don't think so.
But for a small FEE I might be tempted to have a go.
Still got my course notes somewhere I think.

Just typed in DC 8 Training course on Yahoo, and there are
quite a few advertised on there. Currently available?
I don't know.

DC8 training etc
 

DC8 70 series sim at Aeroservices in MIA, should have FAA certification by end July, only 60 series left now (I believe) is at Ras al Khaimah, Heavy Lift facility, ex MK, unsure of current status/condition of that sim.Stars Away in CPT bought ZV and SI, C check in progress on SI, AIA was great, 3 good years there, sad it ended as it did.