Ravenair flying school closed

[Hudson Bay]

Anybody confirm that ravenair has ceased all flying from Barton? A number of the engineers have been laid off and I am aware that they recently lost an engineering contract. Because of Ravenairs Fragile economic position they insist all invoices are now paid instantly. ie no cash, no aircraft. Is this the end of the Raven?

[Narrow Runway]

Is Wayne Barrett still involved?

Nasty piece of work when I knew him in jmc.

[42psi]

I know the newsletter from Barton said Ravenair had given up the lease on the clubhouse

[Hudson Bay]

I know WB is known as the Airport idiot at Liverpool!

[Shrimps]

They weren't when I visited yesterday.

[Duckeggblue]

....weren't what ?

[Shrimps]

Sorry, weren't closed. This was about 12pm, so whether something came through later I don't know, but there was certainly no sense of impending doom about the place.

[Duckeggblue]

Thanks

[Flylogical]

Their Isle of Man operation is also a proverbial dog's dinner...Took everything out, put nothing in...."Manx Flyers" (aka Ravenair) being a running joke (or open sore) round these parts...

[gg190]

The grapevine has it that they have decided to withdraw flight training from Barton and close the engineering facilities there, not sure on when this is happening.

[742-xx]

This is indeed bad news. Ravenair do the maintenance on the LAC planes.
Does anybody have any idea just what effect this will have ?
Do Ravenair 'own' the maintenance altogether or just part, or is it merely a name thing ? It always seems to be the same faces whenever I go !!

[Clitheroe Kid]

I recently had a problem getting my aircraft out following a service. they needed cleared funds in the bank. Would not even accept a copy of a Bacs receipt (which can't bounce). After calling the FD, they did let us take it. The quality of their work has always been first class, but the admin's a disaster.

[commander73]

See new website, news section:

Ravenair - Aircraft Management, North West England, Liverpool Airport, City Airport Manchester (Barton Aerodrome)

Rgds
C73

[Hudson Bay]

Sounds like Ravenair are struggling to deal with the recession. Companies have to be innovative in hard times which is something Ravenair isn't. Now that there is even more competition at Liverpool I wonder how long that operation will last. I for one won't be handing over any cash to them.

[sammypilot]

Ravenair have something like 25 aircraft based at Liverpool. It must be extremely difficult in the recession to make them pay. Don't know what they have at Barton.

[Hudson Bay]

sammypilot

Hardly any of the aircraft actually work!

[Roger OBrien]

Ravenair open at Liverpool

Still very much open at Liverpool, where I'm currently about half way through an instructors course.