ah yes.
 

thank you, excellent.

Has anything official been published by GCAA or is there any statement from RAK Airways?

Hmm
 

Closing down eh? So I suppose that vacancy on a well known aviation job site looking for a COO for a 'young airline based in UAE' is not for this outfit?

Jeese, this Doc Potty is like the piano player on the Titanic, just keeps on playing as the ship is going down..

Play us a tune doc, ah go on, go on go on go on go on....

Rock on:ok:

vp eer ..hoft wanna "bee's"
 

Hope the door is not slum shut on you lately.....a lot of bird activity around Rak HQ:D

Birds in RAK
 

Vultures or Sparrows.????????

vultures
 

Ask the plummer ... he will tell you they are found in abundance north of the border.No kidding.:= RR delicacies.....:ugh:

Jeff D:ok:

RAK Airways Threads Merged
 

I just been told that RAK Airways a 1 airplane airline which was shut down by the GCAA due many post holder and other essential positions missing is trying to re start and is trying to trick the GCAA into thinking they have filled these empty positions.Sounds as if the GCAA have found out.

GCAA
 

Whilst all mostly very nice people, and highly professional, are actually no better or worse than everywhere else.

Perhaps worse, as the senior staff are all either family members, or close to the owners of the AOC holders.

Nepotism is a ME trait, and is the reason why RAK and DANA received their AOCS.

Both of these Northern Emirate companies are ruled by the came shareholders.

Then there is the almost Northern Emirate with its G200, (Israeli) single Corporate jet, not even on an AOC, but flying charter.

I suspect that the press releases are slightly inaccurate: the chatres will be for Gain Jet, whose AOC the aircraft must be on, and secondly as already menmtioned, the Gulfstream 200, is a 100% American Aircraft. Honest my life.

RAK airways will fly again, and even with 1 aircraft ( I beleived the mandate for an AOC was more than 1 aircaft), and 1 post holder.
They have the connections.

Take care up there.

glf

Let the dogs barks. If these rumors were to be accurate what is the point to discuss about it? These requirements have a reason to be and if some well connected people manages to go around, they will anyway sooner or later face the reason why these requirements are there. At that time, the GCAA will have to face its responsibilities but I barely see how and why they would grant favors when it comes to aviation safety. They chose to put high standards which is a very good thing as the market lacks of experience and it would be very risky to get compromised. Don't forget that other civil aviation autorities are granted exceptional permissions under some circumstances. Do you know all what is behind what you are talking about or do you just need to be heard?

Would be interesting what the FAA's IASA makes of some of these relationships.

It's not IASA but EASA. What you call relationships might be only exemptions granted according to certain conditions, just like the FAA or EASA can grant. Unless you know exactly if the company benefits of an individual favor all what you say is pure emptyness. Who would be fool enough (and have the autorithy) to compromise himself by committing the whole GCAA administration? The individual responsability of an individual doing a favor would be huge when you consider the safety issues which may arise. Having an official exemption doesn't mean you have a favor from Sheik Mo.

Well did the GCAA fall for it
 

RAK was due to have their AOC re issued today.

Or perhaps the GCAA have realised that it is all smoke and mirrors.

The new CEO, is a nice fit beside the Chief Executive, or chairman of the board, or whatever he calls himself. Captain Potty. Hawker Captain, and all round good guy.


So whats the latest from sleepy old RAK.?

What can we really expect from a Company that has 7 or 8 CEO's in less than 20 months ?

RAK Attack..
 

No, I really did mean IASA:

International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA) Program

The UAE is subject to these audits as there are a couple of UAE flag carriers operating to the United States.

In the past the FAA has hung a few countries up to dry over concerns that their CAA's are unable to provide sufficient oversight. The UAE appears to have an interesting situation where often the same people running the airlines are also the Regulator. This would be considered a "conflict of interest" in other parts of the world.

So what's happening?

Someone wants to tell them to close their website if they've ceased operations it's an embarassment never updated!

Heard someone today saying that they will be starting flight to India again in two weeks or so...

Where the hell is Tayar when you need him?