Hardy's Aviation Grounded?
 

Word is that Hardy's are not even allowed to fly VFR now...

Do I take this to mean that they are completely grounded?

:eek: What is CASA up to?!

5 pm fax....

Sorry, nil response, due not received this department......

Fax was U/S....unknown to anybody....no faxes for over 3 or 4 weeks / months at least.......

Golf Foxtrot.....:}

Of course it wouldn't have anything to do with what the company was up to, would it?

Tosser.

Hell's teeth. IF Hardy's have gone, along with Directair then the GA ramp at Darwin is going to look rather bare and the workload to the communities over the next 4 or so months is going to get frantic for the remaining operators. :uhoh:

Opportunities loom for some but unless they have some experienced "wet" hands there will be tears. :{

had it on good authority that from 7 pm on fri night that all charters were cancelled.Had 2 seperate people I know have the offfice ring them up and tell them to find alternative arrangements.

Airnorth Metro drivers might get some work, Pearl might even go somewhere other than truckstop for a change. They may get lost though :}

And I thought the airwaves were quiet last week!!

GG I wouldn't be surprised the way I heard them struggling last week "traffic trusco... err port Keats" :p

Must have been pretty scary for them!

Would have been a ten minute approach brief, and a thirty minute takeoff brief once they were there hahaha

I'm really surprised to hear this.

During my GA days Hardys was the place to work. It was a great operation.

What has happened to it? Did the company start cutting corners?

Any light shedding would be great.

I think CASA darwin are on a mission from god.

First the Gator, now Hardy.

I suppose it's logical to suggest that a major Broome operator will be next...:ugh:

If I were the Hardy brothers, I'd be operating as per the NZ CAA, re-registering their aeroplanes ZK and giving the trolls at CASA the bird ;)

Nothing but respect for Hardy Aviation and what they have achieved in the last five years.

Nothing but respect for Hardy`s full stop.

Lot of guys sitting up the front of airliners these days came from the Hardy`s stable.

Alongside the demise of Directair, if this grounding progresses further, what does it mean for newbies chasing work in the NT?

ABC News also reporting the grounding-

NT airline grounded over safety concerns - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

From ABC Website

NT airline grounded over safety concerns - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Northern Territory's biggest airline has been grounded over safety concerns in a move that will affect hundreds of passengers.
Last night the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) told Hardy Aviation to ground all of its 32 planes.
The airline, which flies to towns and communities across the Northern Territory, says CASA has told it that it has concerns with some pilots not meeting safety requirements and the type of flight simulator being used by the company.
Hardy Aviation was due to conduct charter flights this weekend and the company says hundreds of passengers will be affected by the suspension of its regular services next week.
The company says it's in the process of informing passengers and its 125 staff members about the grounding.
It comes days after one of Hardy's services, Fly Tiwi, had its planes grounded because two senior pilots failed a qualifications test.

Edit, sorry Ben 93, looks like we posted around the same time
Regards R W

Wow I never thought I would be reading that, Hardys rep is rock solid.

All the best to the crew there and hope its sorted out soon.:ok:

Well there is some light, the Metro drivers can go to Pearl as a first year Captain, and earn 95k plus an 18k area allowance! (If the EBA is accepted)

Thats some pretty serious coin to work a day or two a week and drive a Metro!

FOs on 65% of that making it a pretty good salary also. In fact it's better than what the competitors are paying their Captains!

Must be some money in Truscott!

What sim do Hardy's use that CASA are not happy about?

Probably the fact they don't use sims for the >5700 operation.

Question: How many Chief Pilots do Hardies have?

Word was Hardy was suspended from RPT and IFR operations because senior pilots failed 'safety tests'. I' m just guessing that means IFR renewals or some such seeing as simulators were dragged into the reports.

This post on a thread not far removed from here after the suspension;

Speculation: Is this a more likely reason for CASA to suspend all operations than:
Just asking.

Hardy Aviation in Northern Territory grounds its flights | News.com.au

That report states the CP failed his CIR renewal and it was a subsequent 'investigation' that required the whole operation to be grounded for 'safety reasons.'

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Yet the Regulator throws up their hands and says "wasnt me"...