Thanks to the new CEO
 

After 7 years of bad history of RAK Airways and the 10 Weak CEO's , the NEW PRESIDENT of RAK Airways pulling the company from scratch to a highly level of operation standards .One of the biggest achievement establishing 8 new destinations .
Now all the staff of RAK AIRWAYS are proud of their management


GOOD LUCK

Never Count your Chickens
 

What has happened now?? GCAA shut them down.

RAK Airways special prices on offer
 

The National is reporting RAK Airways ( a PR bit of SPIN), has special offer of discounts on all flights for next few weeks.

Having looked at the fares for several destination, prior to offer, there is no great benefit for me to fly from RAK rather than DXB. To my regular destinations.

Glf

What happen JALAL????
 

Where is your brilliant CEO??
Where is your great TEAM???
Where is the Romanian power???
What happen to the Quality Manager???
When is going to join SAFY the litle fatty FOD???
Where is going his son after loosing DADY protection???

.......H I S T O R Y.....!!!!!...:yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk:

Does Rak airways hire CPL with Fresh A320 Type rated pilots for First Officer at entry level position?

Yes they do but not as CEO
 

Sorry, just my humour.

In reality, perhaps they will, as you don't want pay.

Glf

Grounded
 

Word is that the powers that be have grounded both the aircraft. Its to do with flight operations issues so the word goes. Three assorted similar aircraft have been leased in to fly the schedules.

...leased from Air Arabia.

Edit: Wet leased! :)

ANY NEWS !!!!!
 

The DFO it is back , LOL

RAKAIRWAYS.
 

The new CPT upgrade :mad: friendship with the DFO , very bed decision

GCAA wake up

RAK now have 3 aircraft, the 2 A320's with RAK livery & a new A319 which is still in a white and yellow livery.

I heard that they are adding 5 new routes to the network, seems to be picking up there.

What happened to Cairo route
 

I hear that Air ARABIA went to sub lease the route from RAK.

What to do....

Glf

CAIRO flight now it is safe
 

As long as Rakairways flights to Cairo are done by Air Arabia , and not by the Rakairways DFO Now it is really safe to fly there lol . The safest route of RAK it is now CAIRO , take care guys :ok:

DFO ----- Lol
 

:ugh::ugh::ugh: Soon they will be on National Geographic :ugh::ugh::ugh:

RAK owners visiting Boeing, Airbus & Bombardier in a proposed move to buy 10 new aircraft and expand route network to 50 new destinations

Never ending farce
 

This whole tired and often funny saga has been dragging on since 2006.

When are you lot going to realise that RAK Airways is an abject failure and setting up an airline in that place was the biggest waste of time and money.

As for the airline, if you could call it that, in recent years it only attracts the lower echelons of aviation staff who can't get into a proper airline either because of their lack of education, lack of qualifications and/experience, dubious past record or passports from dodgy countries. Am sure that comment will illicit all manner of responses from those who are/have been involved but it is a fact and I know it to be so!.

Tiny joke company, wasted millions of dollars, could it be a billion even? It wouldn't surprise me given that the start-up capital was 250mil back at end of 2005; I wonder how much more do you reckon was wasted in the time since.

All manner of bandits from the arseholes of the world that the Village Pub in Hamra Fort Hotel has more in common with that messed up, space-trash bar in the Star Wars movie!

It would be more hilarious if it weren't so sad...

Village pub down hill too
 

Ever since the live band was relocated, and the Russians invaded, the Pub has gone down hill, in loose formation with the Airline.


Glf

The DFO and QUALITY very good friends
 

:ugh::ugh::ugh: As usually the Lebanese Quality PH will arrange a good commission for the next Aircraft :ugh::ugh::ugh: AS usually
The question , they will sheer the commission or he will keep everything for himself , If this lebanese guy will continue with RAK they will continue to louse money
WAKE UP GUYS

DFO ????!!!!
 

How much you charge for a CAPTAIN UPGRADE ???!!!

Game Over?
 

Heard that an investor is taking over and is going to fire everyone to start from scratch. Is that true?

Could you elaborate this 'rumour' a bit ? perhaps in PM ? much appreciated

Game Over II
 

Word on the street is that Air Arabia is going to take over RAK Airways.

If they do so, they won't need to keep any staff, 'cause they can send their own pilots, engineers, flight dispatchers...

Rumours say that the salary they received this month is going to be their last and that they will change the name of the company to avoid paying end of service.

They may take few of the experienced Captains, but new Captains and First Officers are not needed.

There were many different rumours during this month, but now it seems that everyone in Flight Operations, Commercial, Financial and HR Departments are singing the same song, and the lyrics say that the last flight is on December 31'st. At least for the former RAK Airways crews.

END OF STORY
 

:mad::mad::mad: After the DFO , Quality Manager and Mentainance Post Holder during 7 years of losing or STILLING over 1000000000 DHS from His Highness Sheikh Omar bin Saqr Al Qasimi they decide to fire all this INCOMPETENCE :mad::mad::mad: ,
After all the team will be out for shore RAKAIRWAYS will start making money .
Their pilots are not bed at all it will be a lost for AA if they will not cheep them .
PS 31 of December last flight for them

THE DFO
 

He have to return the money back to the poor short indian guy for the CAPTAIN UPGRADE

I understand that RAk will cease operations as of 31.12.2013. Can anyone confirm this? What about Air Arabia? are they recruiting?

RAK Airways
 

it seems that their website is still functional .... if they stop operating as by tomorrow, why would they still sell tickets today ? or have all guys and gals already left and there is no one there anymore to deactivate the website ??

Game Over III - Insert Coin
 

The company came to an automatic stop. No money no honey.

They created the 'TankerBack': Tanker from outstarions 'cause at home base Adnoc opted for a 'cash in front' mode of showing how much they think RAK is going to pay.

They paid for a 2 weeks wheel rental to keep one aircraft out of AOG.

Airline was working with only one printer due lack of money for tonners.

And ghess what, company is shutting down, surprised? you shouln't be.

Now they're asking everyone to decide: Termination on 31/12/2013 or unpaid leave until the company resumes operations... someday... somehow...

90% signed the paper asking to be terminated today. End of story. If they want to restart operations with 90% of the workforce missing, it will take long long time.

Web site is functional, booking engine isn't.

Well it does not look good.......

thank you sherlock
 

The only question is: will the staff get a fair bite of the statutory end of contract money.


I have a very good friend who exited 3 months ago. perfect timing.


Happy new year, if that is possible to all in RAK and RAK (ex)airways.


Glf

how many times is that ??
 

not again, surely ?

Coming soon the curse of the son of RAK Airways VI on ice in 3D.com

Useless DFO
 

Is moving to SAFI with all his knowledge and his son....congratsssss!!!!
...i forgot and his friend another Captain litle fatty Indian with no more then 150 on the left seat...SAFI...once again Congratssss!!!!!....:D:D:D

I'll agree with Gulfstream
 

To be fair Gulf, those guys were jinxed from day one. No set standards to operate within, a bunch of numb nuts trying to run something whilst pleasing the wealthy Sheikh and an absolutely confused bunch of airline executives with no understanding of aviation whatsoever.

The fact that they used to pick Eastern SkyJets from time to time surely must have been a giveaway on how lousy they'd probably be at running one.:eek:

Imagine, an airline outsourcing routes, services and capability to EASTERN SKYJETS!!..:ooh:

Sad that they have put a lot of folks of jobs, outfits like that shouldn't function in the first place.

I don't blame the folks there though, they did work sincerely. they were shafted. First it was OJ who took them for a ride, then there were rumors that Christian Heinzmann(LuxAir) would join in to set the place in order, nope, didn't happen(Gulfstream Aviator broke that news, credit goes to Gulf).

What happens to the Romanian Mafioso by the way?; do they go back to Bucharest, get cleared direct to DILAS to down their sorrows with Palinca, Mici and some entertainment by Alina Pugariu?.

Thanks for the name check R3.
 

Time for the Post flight analysis.


When RAK airways was first proposed the brief was to establish a regional carrier to transport the guests to the evolving tourist destination of RAK.
This was the stated desire of the then Crown Prince.
The initial AOC was Hamra Air, and I believe based on an Aztec.


As mentioned many times in this thread, the initial management, many of whom I still count as friends, were recruited from the West to establish and maintain the standards that the share holders as well as passengers could desire.


Then a certain Major Businessman in RAK, proposed that these aircraft should be used to ferry his workforce from the Indian Sub Continent to RAK.


For some reason it was also decided that the initial type of aircraft was unsuitable (range, or whatever.) So initial deposits lost.


The CEO then had a major fall out, as he disagreed with the dumbing down of the company positioning.


There were several third party charters using RAK airport as a staging post, dropping off tourists.


Enter new CEO, lease of airframes, so operations could be started.
The MB as mentioned above, decided that the passengers for his business were the profit centre for RAK Airways.


Did the shareholders become blinded by the smooth talk from MB, only time will tell.


Another CEO, another change of office location, change of crew accommodation, and all extra costs...... except that I suspect the MB had interests in the "exact location" of these facilities.


The bulk of the original highly experienced and professional staff had now been culled, so to leave the way clear for friends and family, and YES men to be post holders.


There are still many stories about miss-management to be told.


Who was actually responsible for the hiring strategy of CEO, research into the local news papers will show. ( I am not going there).


As each CEO had his own ideas as to what makes good business models, the fleet changed, the middle management replaced, and more money wasted on implementing policies and relocation of facilities.


I know several people who were employed by RAK Airways. One started almost on day one. Her duties after the 1st year were totally to ensure that her various bosses were not seen to be incompetent, and she used HER skills and knowledge to run HIS department.
She resigned 4 months ago to a post at another carrier in the region.


What lessons can be learned: I would suggest to BIG Cheeses: Employ professionals, treat them with respect, trust them to make professional decisions that are to the benefit of the LONG term aims of the Big Cheese.
Stay away from the day to day operations, even week to wee operations. Your job is to look at the big picture, plan for 5 years.


What have Air Arabia done to enable them to have the position in the market place that they hold........

Edit: I have the greatest respect for HH, his visions for RAK were always considered and for the best future of the Emirate.
I have had many open and frank chats with him, each time he demonstrated is desire to promote RAK, and ensure the future for his citizens.
Should RAK Airways rise again, I just hope that he is guided by professionals.
Unless the proposed deal with Air Arabia resurfaces. Then who knows just what might develop.


Glf

Hopefully end of the line
 

All I can say is great news for the GCAA that this bunch of losers has stopped flying before they stacked one up which must have been the worst nightmare and an increasingly likely outcome. Don't forget the GCAA also regulates Emirates and the airline who shall remain nameless so would have to explain their lack of regulatory oversight / competence to all the worldwide authorities and risk their shiny FAA status. Let's hope indefinitely really means indefinitely in this case.

I don't think anyone needs to say anything more.

From what i have heard form HH, he's rational, practical and pragmatic.

Sometimes I feel there are far too many "Spineless Yes Men" in RAKIA and that needs to be stopped.

RAK Ceremics were the lads who had 'influence' on routes. No reference to "MB", when they could have done better with their network.

Favourite CEO
 

Can we organise a poll on our favourite RAK Airways CEO ? I knew MH, JR, KT, KR and I met OJ. Of those, I think KT was my favourite - a very nice chap.

Air Arabia official carrier for RAK
 

You saw it first here.


What this actually means is any ones guess.


GCAA already given blessing


Glf