Originally Posted by
Mitchaa
CHC have 3 x AW139 and 2 x AW189 contracted out of Karratha and then another 6 dotted around Australia for the RAAF SAR.
In answer to the last part, CHC are gaining around 30 aircraft to the 100+ they have operating already so suspect everything will become CHC. Be that the aircraft colours, uniforms, IT, procedures and policies etc etc
In Aberdeen, it doesn’t really help that Babcock and CHC are at opposite sides of the runway. There are obviously two check in areas and theres not enough room for all the Babcock staff to move into CHC’s existing infrastructure so not sure how they are going to work all that. Looks like it will be a logistical nightmare to manage to be honest, too many aircraft and not enough hangar space on either side so they will have to either work from both locations or start expanding on the CHC side of the runway.
The existing Babcock model will very likely be left untouched in the short to medium term. The transition of systems, policies, branding and of course consultation of people on both fronts will take many many months, if not at least 2 years. In essence, expect a stand alone AOC x 2 (UK) with minimal changes for a good while. Perhaps some changes to top management and support functions but even that will be minimised short/medium term to facilitate existing operations and reduce safety risk. The regulator will be watching very closely, including the change management strategy. Slow and steady.