I think the guys working for Bristow, all at one time thought, or knew, that they were working for one of the best helicopter companies in the world.
How things can appear to change. I understand that they haven't had a successful bid in nearly 10 attempts recently (maybe one small one). Insiders say that it's purely on cost. So where is the company failing? The competitors have the same salary structure for pilots and engineers.
Perhaps it's time to get people from the sharp end in to win contracts again.....it used to work....and this system of suits doing the job would appear to be destroying a well respected company. The workforce stays loyal to a name up to a certain point.
To rub salt into the wound, I believe they're also training new Bond offshore co-pilots, giving new Bond a hangar in Aberdeen, and letting new Bond use their passenger terminal. But maybe that's another story.