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Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2010, 19:29
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

The lunatic has taken over running the asylum...

The lunatic has taken over running the asylum that Bristow has now become and the head zoo keeper talks loud but leaves the lunatic the run of the place. The chief doctor has been away on a visit...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2010, 18:57
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Saint Jack, No I don't believe that for a...

Saint Jack,

No I don't believe that for a minute. Bristow only heard couple weeks ago about Shell. Anyway, it's not even close to their demise in Nigeria. Most of the helos belong to Shell and...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2010, 05:56
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Every pilot over the age 58 in Bristow is a...

Every pilot over the age 58 in Bristow is a contractor. There are around 15 or more in Nigeria, all are worried if they're still going to be employed in 3 months. Some may say, that they've had...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2010, 19:41
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

I don't think so. Heli None may have used the...

I don't think so. Heli None may have used the cash cow to milk Aero, but I don't think Bristow is that daft - even if it has lost the Shell contract.

Bristow obviously thinks its employees are...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2010, 08:33
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Epiphany, Tempting though it sounds (hate...

Epiphany,

Tempting though it sounds (hate golf, love coffee :)), I've had enough of the uncertainty of being here, the lack of information and the total lack of leadership from our management. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2010, 13:08
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Thumbs up chc, The information about Blueway AS has...

chc,

The information about Blueway AS has been around for a long time, ever since they bought DanCopter and was published on another aviation forum last month. It was previously known as Airlift...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2010, 09:55
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Bristow morale is reaching a new low as pilots...

Bristow morale is reaching a new low as pilots are told they have to wait until at least 30 June for news on alternative employment in the Bristow Group. Many have already either been approached by...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2010, 18:51
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

huey, yer right on the button :ok: Sosoliso...

huey,

yer right on the button :ok: Sosoliso went down the toobs many years back. They struggled after the DC9 crash they had in PH in 2005 when 108 people died and they never quite got through...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jun 2010, 09:20
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Question ppheli, The article in Vanguard seems to be...

ppheli,

The article in Vanguard seems to be the only source of this rumor. Are you sure it's really happening?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2010, 13:23
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

SM, I'm sure you have all the manuals and I...

SM,

I'm sure you have all the manuals and I hope they have all their references to the new NCARs because if not it'll take all the brown envelopes Caverscam can muster to get the NCAA to approve...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2010, 10:37
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Caverscam are now actively trying to recruit...

Caverscam are now actively trying to recruit pilots from Bristow, probably for a ciontract they expect to get for Total with 2 Bell 412s. I wonder if they're new? They surely won't be depriving the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2010, 20:02
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Ah well, unlike you I wasn't present at the...

Ah well, unlike you I wasn't present at the signing of the contract between Shell and Caverton at the Ozumba Mbadiwe heliport, but I'd love to have seen the ground-breaking new contract which allows...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2010, 12:30
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Wink :}:}:}:}:}:} You really do have happy dreams...

:}:}:}:}:}:}
You really do have happy dreams don't you! In Nigeria nothing's ever a fact until after the event :E
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2010, 05:55
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Interesting, some people in Shell are saying that...

Interesting, some people in Shell are saying that Bristow lost the contract because of people, not politics and that it may have been a different result if Aero had also tendered. Stories are...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st May 2010, 22:05
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Tango123, Right you obviously know...

Tango123,



Right you obviously know best, but I guess you never heard that in Nigeria a foreign company can only own 40% of a joint venture. CHC made the mistake of thinking they owned the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2010, 19:31
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Caverscammer/ConDoctor have just given the...

Caverscammer/ConDoctor have just given the Helipolarbear treatment to Captain Hairdo and replaced him with the MD of old, the smiling assassin - knives in the back a speciality :{. Things are going...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2010, 10:45
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Well it's all happening with most Bristow guys...

Well it's all happening with most Bristow guys still wondering who the ax is going to fall on, but some already deciding to make the move to Caverscam/ConDapter. Some Aero guys who have a pretty...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd May 2010, 12:20
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel ML, I clicked on your link and it still...

ML,

I clicked on your link and it still just took me to some site under construction with the picture of a twin engine airplane. The only link that worked was still for the GPS and that just...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd May 2010, 09:11
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Ah NEO, :E Sadly, I'm not a bitious,...

Ah NEO,

:E

Sadly, I'm not a bitious, so I certainly wouldn't measure up to what they require. I'll wait and see what they're offering and who's actually going to be doing the employing. If...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st May 2010, 22:02
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Apparently the daughter of the Executive Chairman...

Apparently the daughter of the Executive Chairman of the Caverscam group, is also a pilot and recently got married in a lavish ceremony:



He's obviously not too hard up, despite having a bit of...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st May 2010, 20:23
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Is it something I said:confused: Maybe this is...

Is it something I said:confused: Maybe this is what is needed to attract a bitious?

The whole Caverscam-ConDapter website has now changed. The home page now has a rather useless picture of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st May 2010, 06:07
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Angel Are You A Bitious?

I do hope they find one :}

I'm sure it will then help them to



I'm technologially advanced, but I'm not sure if I'm bitious :{
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2010, 20:17
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Ah SAS, and you were last in Nigeria when? ...

Ah SAS,

and you were last in Nigeria when? Surely at least within the last 10 years?

Nothing like hearing all about it from a really current pilot all, of whose opinions come from the same...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2010, 06:10
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Thumbs down SASless, you're letting your old prejudices show...

SASless, you're letting your old prejudices show through again. All those guys who left went not because they didn't like Bristow, but because Bristow trained them, promoted them into training and...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2010, 20:37
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

malabo, Bristow has been sending young...

malabo,

Bristow has been sending young Nigerians abroad for years to replace the "whisky-soaked, over-the-hill expats" you talk about. They have had a sponsored training program for Nigerians for...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2010, 06:38
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Devil Rather than inspiring any activity, the loss of...

Rather than inspiring any activity, the loss of the Shell contract seems to have completely paralysed Bristow, and the statement from the MD has just spread fear through all the bases with everyone...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2010, 17:28
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Thumbs down Bristow still hasn't had any formal, written...

Bristow still hasn't had any formal, written notification that they're being replaced on the Shell contract yet and DanCaverton (as I saw them described elsewhere) have been told they have to have a...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2010, 02:59
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Cecilia Ibru perhaps? :E

Cecilia Ibru perhaps? :E
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2010, 01:30
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

CH, Yes, a number of companies bring in...

CH,

Yes, a number of companies bring in things such as helicopters on temporary import and fail to pay full duty, knowing full well that they plan to keep them here long-term. For example, CHC...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2010, 18:14
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

NEO, Interesting point of view, as Bristow...

NEO,

Interesting point of view, as Bristow is also a 60/40 agreement is it not and, unlike Caverton, both its Chairman and MD are Nigerian. I believe John Goulash is the MD of Caverton after his...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2010, 19:44
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

Heli488, No, Shell has 6 EC155s, plus 3...

Heli488,

No, Shell has 6 EC155s, plus 3 S76s, so if all of these are being replaced, the number will go down from 9 to 8. If my dim memory of mathematics is correct that means fewer pilot jobs,...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2010, 19:41
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,110,216
Posted By oldtimersdisease

It will be interesting to see whether Caverton or...

It will be interesting to see whether Caverton or DanCopter or Gulf is the prevalent partner in this unholy trinity. A number of expats and nationals who were employed by Caverton discovered that...
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