Avantair Stand Down?

[Gone Soaring]

Does anyone know the current status of their fleet? We have a few private owners in our company and I am sure that they will be questioning our department as to the status. We have had no communication from Avantair.

 

[crewfoodmonkey]

Something is going on. None of them are airborne.

http://flightaware.com/live/fleet/VNR

 

[Gators]

I hear some sort of checks going on today and back into the air tonight or tomorrow...

 

[Capt. JD]

Dramair

My source on the inside says he got an email to the Avantair owners saying a false accusation on a whistleblower hotline caused this grounding. Something about life limited parts were being used as new... CEO had a conference call to the Avantair Owners Only most likely for damage control!

 

[brokeflyer]

i feel bad for the flight crews, ive been there. That place needs shut down before they really hurt or kill someone. Someday the world will learn from piss poor management.

 

[CALRepublic]

Personally I think the place is safe, but this is yet another PR disaster for them

They might have to hire new management, adopt a new name, get rid of their tarnished brand and start from scratch

 

[rajflyboy]

You can't beat the King Air.

 

[brokeflyer]

You can't beat the King Air.

you f'ing got that right

 

[TigerDriver]

Pilatus pc12-ng

 

[Capt. JD]

There Back!

Something is going on. None of them are airborne.

http://flightaware.com/live/fleet/VNR

I see VNR184 is flying this morning APF-MCO

 

[Dingo221]

Avantair RIP ,
Good luck guys and girls

 

[gret]

Avantair RIP ,
Good luck guys and girls

What do you mean with that statement?

 

[GooseHZ]

They are closing the doors....

At least that's what I heard tonight......I hope thats not true.

 

[Gators]

What exactly did you hear?

 

[brokeflyer]

this sucks for those flight crews. im sure they're all good guys/gals that had to plow through a lotta unsafe pressure, mx was bad, ect.

These people are out of a job yet those managers are liquidating and filling their pockets. sad really.

 

[doh]

I'm not seeing any shutdown news on google. Best to the Avantair folks!

 

[CALRepublic]

looks like only 1 Piaggio Avanti in the air right now, so maybe it was a Piaggio problem not an AvantAir problem.

Still, I bet their owners are very unhappy with the company...

http://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/P180

 

[say again]

looks like only 1 Piaggio Avanti in the air right now, so maybe it was a Piaggio problem not an AvantAir problem.

Still, I bet their owners are very unhappy with the company...

http://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/P180

Are there many privately owned Piaggios? Seems like the ones I see are AvantAir ones, or at least 99% of the time.

 

[Club ORD FO]

Avantair RIP ,
Good luck guys and girls

Kind of a jerk move to post that statement with no backup info or source.

 

[SharkRider]

At least that's what I heard tonight......I hope thats not true.

Unless you have a solid inside source you are willing to share,,,