Thinking of working for Avionco? Think Twice! updated
 

I just got this from another site:
A warning to all prospective contract pilots and companies considering doing business with Avionco, Located in Calgary Canada. This company has one of the worst reputations in the industry and is infamous for either paying late or cheating many pilots and suppliers out of their money for services rendered.

They are now attempting to disguise themselves by affiliating with a new name. They are now calling themselves part of the Aerospace Services Group, (ASG) which is owned by Flight Path International. They call themselves senior aviation professionals and Consultants. One would be wise to check on their true qualifications, reputation, and company credit rating.

Many of their former suppliers have either put them on a COD basis or have stopped doing business with them altogether.

Pilots: At the present time, they have no work available. They will lie to you about having contracts, while you are sitting at home Awaiting assignment and not getting paid for it. Do NOT quit your current job to work for these people.

There are much better contracts out there with other companies than the Bombardier Contract they will try to lead you on with for example. The fact is most pilots never even get the chance to work the Bombardier contract. At the peak of operations, this contract only consisted of approximately 12 pilots at any given time. This program was usually full and politically driven. The pilots are subject to a 30 day cancellation notice at all times and work in some very undesirable parts of the world with rotations being frequently changed or delayed. At present, there are no pilots working in this program.

This program will not lead to a full time position with Bombardier for you, unless you are Canadian, and even then, they really don’t want a full time employee when a contract worker will do. There are no long term prospects for a career here, but if you like being lied to, questionable pay delivery, and working in some places that are downright dangerous, then this is the place for you.Many pilots and suppliers can't be wrong! Do some research on these people before you work with them.

Try a simple web search for, "Avionco" and see what people are saying.

What ever happened to Aceypilot?
 

Remember him? He had the big Avionco Pay Warning notice on here that mysteriously went away. His posts drew many pilots out to share their doleful experience about Avionco. Aceypilot, did Avionco finally get to you?

Avionco
 

Bandagg,

I am still here and share your hatred of Avionco.

* I've been lied to.
* Sat at home with no pay.
* Cheated out of wages earned.
* Blamed.
* Stabbed in the back by some Avionco pilots seeking some type of advancement.
* Blacklisted.
* Lied about.
* And they have tried to block my gainful employment to prevent me from making a living.

They did a lot of these things when I challeged them openly in these forums and posts elsewhere.

Out of consideration for my current employer, I agreed to take down my posts in order to try and keep peace to lend a more friendly and professional working relationship between myself, my employer, and the other Avionco pilots on station here. However, this has been hard to do, because the harrassement has continued.

All I want, is to have a job like everyone else, not be lied to, not be harrassed, and to be paid for my work.

I have three children at home whom depend on me,
And a mother whom I supported at the time.
Words can not describe the rage I feel, when I think of the hardships that Avionco has caused me and my innocent dependants.

I guess that I should have put up some sort of explanation earlier concerning why my posts are gone, for all of the good it has done.

Check your PM.

I recently got hired on for the fourth time to do ferries for avionco and i have had nothing but the best experience with the entire outfit - great group with a ton of contacts and experience and they always pay on time - so far so good!

I find your antics deplorable and im sure any other senseable pilots out there reading your dribbling crap can see through your rediclous rants. From what ive heard over in these parts (INDIA) and through my own personal experience the only illeagal activity goings on are your dealings with ACASS and aparent blackmail of the Dodds - who by the way thus far in my many dealings with them are and have been totally on the level in every respect.

My guess is your just pissed because you were trying to play all parties against each other and got caught with your hand in the cookie jar- idiot. Its pilots like you that give the rest of us a bad name in the industry.

And by the way moron - only idiots speculate - when last i was through calgary Josh had a full staff as per ususal - and things were rolling along fine.

Get your facts straight before you engae in a factless tirade you useless tit.

Why are you attacking us personally?
 

Idiair:

Why are you attacking us? Exactly who are you attacking? What are you referring to? I have looked back through this thread and can find no sensible logic to follow, because your subject matter and grammar are so bad.

You speak of “rediculus rants”, “dribbling crap”, and “factless tirades”; Yet you say things like "From what ive heard", "aparent", "My guess is", and "only idiots speculate" (These quotes are your exact spellings of course).

You really should get a handle on things, because I have just described your own behavior. If you are going to defend Avionco, try to do so without personally attacking other pilots. Has someone here did something to you personally?