ruma,
Who is going back to Brazil? I heard the person going has never been there.
Well, Bristow need to replace their clapped-out old 412s as both of their helicopters at NAF base were unserviceable and their flights being done by Aero.
I think Caverton need more than just a 350 pilot. Now they have 3 helicopters, all different and I'm told they only have 5 pilots for them. If Tokunbo is right and they have more helicopters on the way, soon they'll have more helicopters than pilots. Until they rethink their rostering, where some pilots are even on 5 months on, 1 month off bachelor tours they'll be lucky to get anybody except low hour wannabees, which is no good for their flights as they seem mostly to fly single pilot, or desperate no-hoipers who can't find anything else. How do they find enough people to do their training if it's like that? Is every pilot in the company an instructor? If they can't even afford towing tractor, what about all the other things they need?
There has been a lot of flying in Port Harcourt today as many oil companies are evacuating their expatriate staffs with the Ijaw youths threatening mayhem in the oil installations of the Delta region. This is in retaliation for their leader being arrested with possible treason charges being talked about against him.
There may be no civil war here like in some other African countries, but Nigeria is still a dangerous place to live and work. If you come to fly here make sure you get a very good pay deal and that your life insurance is paid
