Midex Air suspended after routine audit

UAE-based cargo carrier Midex Airlines was suspended recently after a routine audit conducted by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The company is said to have failed to fill in key postholder positions.

Postholders are appointed by the company, but are subject to ratification by the GCAA. According to a report by the UAE National, Midex president Issam Khairallah attributed the mishap to the recent death of two former postholders, and the inability of Midex to secure a confirmation for one of its replacement appointees.

Midex recently purchased two Boeing 747-200s to meet increased demand for charter flights in Afghanistan and Iraq, increasing its fleet to a total of nine.

The carrier first started its operations out of Abu Dhabi in 2008 with daily flights to Paris. Following the global downturn, this was cut back to just one a week. Midex currently carries 150 cargo tonnes a day, down 50 tonnes from its 2008 forecast.

(Source: www.schednet.com)