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Old 8th May 2019, 17:53
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The company, and owner, are being much maligned here, unfortunately. The opportunity given to employees in the past was second to none, with type upgrades, endorsements, and the owner himself assisting pilots get to that dream airline job.

Let’s not forget all the good work done in the past, by a talented team of individuals.

Not all employees appreciated the opportunity granted to them, and some took advantage of the owner’s generosity. This contributed to the demise, and as stated here before, you know who you are.
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Old 8th May 2019, 21:42
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You think a few people who got upgrades and left soon after caused them to go broke? Really??
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Old 8th May 2019, 23:17
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Don’t mistake generosity for stupidity

Yes, there were definitely many contributions to the demise; director spending, unlawful transactions, going into business with other crooks, flying thousands of hours in SA that earned no money, weekends away and flights to holiday destinations for the director or his ‘friends’, giving away company cars to be written off etc etc. You could possibly say he was generous but you can definitely say he was stupid and he took more money for himself, and withheld more in legal entitlements from his employees, than any endorsement or leg up ever cost the company. Let’s just hope he doesn’t get a phoenix company up or go into business with anyone else.
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Old 9th May 2019, 00:46
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Tio540 is living in the past. Nogoodtuesdays is much closer to being on the money for their recent history
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Old 9th May 2019, 04:43
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"Living in tbe past".
There is no statute of limitations on integrity.
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Old 9th May 2019, 05:57
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Originally Posted by tio540
"Living in tbe past".
There is no statute of limitations on integrity.
Integrity is lost when a few lines are snorted (on the company money) while employee benefits go unpaid.

Brenton Tarrant probably had great integrity as a fitness trainer, now he is just another mass murderer.
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Old 9th May 2019, 06:09
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Originally Posted by tio540
The company, and owner, are being much maligned here, unfortunately. The opportunity given to employees in the past was second to none, with type upgrades, endorsements, and the owner himself assisting pilots get to that dream airline job.

Let’s not forget all the good work done in the past, by a talented team of individuals.

Not all employees appreciated the opportunity granted to them, and some took advantage of the owner’s generosity. This contributed to the demise, and as stated here before, you know who you are.
3 key words applied here as you mentioned...……………"in the past".....we are talking about recent times,( the past was great I agree) but 'nogoodtuesdays is spot on in more recent times. Anyone who knew the Owners are well versed as to what really went on behind the scenes despite the past!
Still that's that, can't bring back the dead, move on, there will be more as time goes on in Australian GA:-(
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Old 9th May 2019, 06:36
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I hear Christmas parties on the bay were quite a hoot, who says it doesn’t snow in summer in Australia.
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Old 9th May 2019, 07:34
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Originally Posted by tio540
"Living in tbe past".
There is no statute of limitations on integrity.
If there is an integrous bone in their body then they would have, at the very least, paid out the employee entitlements on wind up. Instead of selling everything off and hiding it in other entities. Pay up. Let that be the final act and then take a bow.
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Old 12th May 2019, 07:54
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It is a travesty the owner's henchman and their puppet of a chief pilot have escaped west without punishment to plunder someone else's fortune.
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Old 13th Dec 2019, 02:19
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Any word on where/who the DC-3 has been sold to?
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Old 13th Dec 2019, 04:41
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No, you would have to check the CASA web site, for aircraft registrations.
Or contact the airport administration office.
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Old 13th Dec 2019, 04:59
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Aerologistics
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Old 26th Jun 2020, 09:15
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I may know some details regarding Ausjet as they say follow the money

Hi if interested in knowing anything else regarding the liquidation and where the money went send me an e-mail


QUOTE=alwaysperu;10322349]It has been a long time coming but AusJet Aviation finally went into liquidation yesterday.

Commiserations to all those blameless victims involved, namely the hardworking pilots and engineers.

And to those inept owners, managers and the chief pilot that ran the place into the ground shame on you. You are nauseating homo sapiens to be around. The level of mismanagement and incompetence you demonstrated is truely astounding.[/QUOTE]
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Old 21st Oct 2021, 06:26
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Well your hope has been turned into a reality! Same hangar, new name - 360 Degrees Aviation! Hang onto your superannuation girls and boys!
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Old 21st Oct 2021, 20:53
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The other parties to Ausjet’s undoing are now operating in the west under the name of Penjet.. Must have taken ages to come up with that name!
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Old 22nd Oct 2021, 10:51
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Did a quick squiz at both websites for PenJet and 360 Degrees. PenJet appear to have a few Beech 1900s and I hear Citations, they seem to be stable in a tough environment. On the other site, I recognize an awful lot of both fixed and rotary wing that were in place before the liquidators moved in - an absolute miracle! Even better, the dear old DC-3 now owned by a Newcastle based company, also appears! Shout out to all the Engineers, Pilots and Admin staff that got stiffed on their entitlements - Chop might be ready to pay what he owes you all - Hallelujah!
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