Expat Pilots arrested Malta
 

The CEO of European 2000 Airlines in Malta had three of his pilots arrested yesterday for working without the necessary work permits, which the CEO claimed to be processing.

Coincidently, this occured 5 days after they were supposed to be paid their wages, and one day after they contacted a Lawyer to act on their behalf regarding the unpaid wages.

Fortunately, the Lawyer was able to have the pilots (A Canadian, An Frenchmen, and an Australian) quickly released from custody, and he is now seeking criminal charges against the owner of European 2000 Airlines and the Chief Pilot (Another Frenchman) of the company.

The criminal charges include Immigration Fraud, Deciet and Slander against both the CEO and Chief Pilot.

Sounds like a real nice guy. I think if I was this CEO, I would let someone else start my car for me in the morning.......

I know an Australian pilot based and working working in Egypt. He hasn't got a workpermit for Eygpt.

Maybe they aren't necessary these days.

We can probably expect a whole bunch of Aussies getting arrested in Egypt soon and having their workpermits checked.
Thanks josephshankes.

Maltese law states that it is ONLY THE EMPLOYER (or sponsor) who may obtain a work permit for other nationalities.

Any individual attempting to obtain one will be told that in no uncertain terms.
I would be interested to know who the directors are, but that sort of trick is endemic amongst some less scrupulous employers in Malta.
One islander put it well " Gozo is in Europe and Malta is in Africa"

Public information - Directors
 

The information regarding European 2000 Airlines is public and available on the internet from the Malta Registry of Companies.

Therefore,

Directors are:

Mr. Raymand V Micallef - Maltese (CEO)
Mr. Joseph Micallef - Maltese
Dr. Kevin Dingli - Maltese
Mr. Oscar Wyatt Jr - American

This information is public, otherwise it would not be legal or ethical to publish.

European 2000 Airlines Ltd
Registered in Malta

Any information from the news paper??
 

does anybody knows if this news came out in an newspaper article??
if so where?

thanks

well well well .... that list of directors makes VERY interesting reading .. to those who know the island scene at least!:cool:
Lets see what comes out in the wash !

Where to find Company Info
 

Hostie from Hell ....What do you know?
 

What do you know about the "Island scene"? Please tell...

Thanks in advance Hostie...

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No, there is only one that I know of. If you listen hard you'll probably hear him from where you are.

The truth of the matter is this. A person working in a country without a valid work permit, apart from breaking the law of that country is taking a job that a local could do. Put another way, a local does not have a job as a result. Sound fair to you??

I am sure you would be the first to winge if a foreigner, without a workpermit and paying no tax, stole a job that you thought you should have in your country.

What I wanted to actually say was that these forums are open to view by anyone and that the Aussie will have to legalise his stay in Egypt or pack his bags, now that someone in some or other Ministry in Cairo has read this thread!!
Not fair at all. Most reputable companies wouldnt employ somebody if he didnt have a work permit. The risk to the company is too great and the fines imposed by the government are too high! (Maybe this is not the case in Egypt..??)

The amount the company saves on pension and medical aid contributions by hiring an Aussie without a work permit would not be suffienct in my country in the event of the responsible goverment department finding out about the case. The insurance companies would also love it if something happened to the aircraft this Aussie was flying and they would be able to pull their necks out of the sling.

I know the person in question. Nasty piece of work.

The individual in question is working for a private owner. An Egyptian with lots of money. When you have plenty of money in that part of the world, you can get away with most things. Even working for them, a lot of strings can and are pulled.

Don't know about this moment in time, but when I was there years ago, it was one of the most corrupt countries on this earth. Don't think it has changed much.

Most would find it interesting that the Chief Pilot of AIR MALTA itself is an expat from Austria who has managed to retain his position for years by surrounding himself by 'yes men'.....his bully boy tactics have stopped the Maltese themselves from having the courage to remove this foreigner who should have been replaced long ago by a more deserving Maltese national.......your time has come Franz.....I look forward to it with glee:p ......people have had enough of your false promises and back stabbing for years now.........farewell Julius

Ecam...lots, but I would prefer to refrain from further comment.

Still advertising for Pilots on their Web Site (http://www.e2000air.com/)

The site itself however, is real surreal, and doesn't really tell you much.

Jammers, you obviously don't know what you're talking about. Franz is not Chief Pilot at AirMalta, he's Group Head Flight Operations.
Regarding the "bully boy tactics" you mention, how far off the mark you are. True gentlemen such as Franz are few and far between. I know because I flew for KM for almost 8 years and had to deal with Franz both on the flight deck and in the office.

Finally you "look forward" to Franz's retirement "with glee". Frankly, so do I - the man deserves a good rest after all his hard work. I wish him many a warm bowl of soup at Bidni!

I do not intend on starting a new thread on Franz so I will not reply to any more stupid comments like Jammer's. Let all people who know the man make their own judgements and let's leave it at that.

Hey PICU......spoken like the true Labourite that you are...titles(such as Group Head) are so important to the Maltese mentality.......I probably assume correctly you and yours having used the Maltese political system at the time under the Labour government to your advantage to secure your training position in perth (or wherever) and positioning yourself so far up FS's butt.........but thankfully it appears you are now condemned to the middle east to be persecuted by EK for your sins.......have you ever thought of an alternate career as editor and chief of l'orrizont or maybe a baggage handler like your father:ok:

This is NOT Air Malta
 

The company is NOT Air Malta. It is European 2000 Airlines Ltd, run by a man named Raymond V Micallef and his clan. Air Malta is a good company, and some of my good friends work there.

European 2000 Airlines is a scam and it's CEO is on his way to prison for many, many crimes.

"It is European 2000 Airlines Ltd"

Is that that mob operating Metros out of there?
They were advertising for crew on ClimbFL350, 4 months back.