Around the time that the problems with flight ACP 801 were uncovered, Astral filed a lawsuit against Gatewick for misusing its call sign and for forgery and the use of forgery. It had already filed suit on similar grounds in a case against another company in Kazakhstan.
ويرجح أيضا أن يقوم العديد من الذين كانوا يعملون سابقا في شركات قطع الأخشاب بالعمل في قطاع الزراعة، كمستخرجين للمطاط على نطاق ضيق أو كمزارعي كفاف.