What's the latest on this, how's the new owner shaping up?

Expatflyer

Don't expect any posts from a PremiAir pilot - there's not many left!

There's as much info about what's really going on as there is regarding Air Harrods and their recent incident and subsequent AAIB investigation!

Don't worry, there are lots of us left. The only recent casualties have been due to NPAS.:mad:

Have the guys been paid this month?

Lets hope they get paid next week, the new owner is taking lessons from the last one!

Best wishes to all the lads and lasses. Hope the new year brings better times.

Did December salaries get paid finally - is the new owner being honest with the staff and turning things around as hoped?

Yes...and no...(or not yet, anyway it seems...)

I hear on the grapevine that engineers and pilots were paid at the very end of December, but that office staff and managers have not yet been paid...

It seems the new owner is really trying to endear himself to the employees :ugh:

Hope it works out for all affected.

Thats not good, the Admin staff's pay needs to be sorted out quickly. Sounds remarkably similar to another company.....has the new owner taken lessons from the Longmint saga???
I would think its time for all at Premiair to look for another job...

For some of the occupations that is easier said than done. Premiair also seems to have retained its contracts, so that work has still to be done thru Premiair.

Appears that outstanding December salaries were paid today. Glad that those affected got paid - eventually.

Premiair Problems
 

I think back to the days of the money machine - with Christopher Tennant and Bill Grieve......never happened on their watch thats for sure. :D

As time passes rose tinted glasses have a habit of getting rosier. Even under the legendary Chris Tennant there were instances of pension payments being witheld, freelancers being paid late and bills relating to managed aircraft not being paid, in spite of the client being invoiced. As for Bill Grieve, the less said the better....!

Premiair
 

Snarlie - I knew them well and found them absolutely great to deal with - Christopher was a wonderful old rogue and he surrounded himself with loyal able people. Not sure what your last comment was reference - I thought (as did several others including the then Chief Pilot Chester Armstrong and Chief Trg Captain Graham Westgate - that they did well - pm me please...:D

PremiAir
 

Snarlie - You obviously have a problem!

Christopher Tennant and Bill Grieve ran a very tight ship and made money. The employees were loyal and would have gone above and beyond the extra mile for either of them. Show me a company at present that is anywhere near as good as Lynton was....

If you care to look back to my post of 22 Nov 2012, currently on Page 4 of this thread, you will see that I make the assertion that Lynton were the best back then. I was merely proposing caution when painting a rosier picture than was actually the case at the time just prior to Lynton buying Dollar.

I agree wholeheartedly that CT ran a tight ship and his boys were loyal and would have gone to the ends of the earth for him but that did not stop him using questionable accounting methods on occasion to balance the books. I can verify that, on occasion, pension contributions were withheld without telling the employee and charges received from owners of managed aircraft for landing fees and fuel were not passed on to the supplier, resulting, on one memorable occasion in an aircraft being impounded down the line.

But you are quite right, no-one left and whenever a group of old lags get together there is always an, ` Ahhh Lynton ` moment.

Lynton Nostalgia
 

Saw this letter from Christopher Tennant and lots of other Lynton Aviation paraphernalia posted by the same user - William leslie grieve bill grieve - personal thanks from christop...

There is not much on the internet or about on Lynton Aviation, but many of the old brochures etc are to be found in the same user account. A few interesting non Lynton bits in that account as well which I was not aware of - but which explain a lot. Perhaps some of the past Lyntonites like Ian Ross, Ian Miller, Matt Reynolds, Andy Dixon, Ty Corley and the many pilots like Ian Field Kevin Gleeson Graham Westgate Barrie Shepherd Chester Armstrong and all the freelancers etc might put up some Lynton tagged pictures - on Photobucket or the like. I am sure there are a lot about - simply never consolidated. In it's day Lynton certainly did things and Christopher Tennant was the ideal head. Just my 5 Pence worth.:)

Am I missing something here. Having been with PremiAir for 15 years, since the days of OSS, I don't recognise those names. Mind you being out on a Police unit tends to keep us out of touch. :O

What d'you mean "since the days of OSS"?

Have I missed something?

MG. I think Lynton was more corporate and charter. I'm sure if Kalif wasn't such a busy man he could fill you in on the details!