There are enough pilots. Plenty of pilots. But some companies insist on not paying for the requisite training. NHV for example will not touch anyone without the type rating.
The industry is full of 🤦🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ examples where the client accepts the fact the operator can not provide what they claimed they could. Our friends in yellow provide another example with the Dutch SAR contract...
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