I think 28 years of American ownership qualifies for the criticisms made by Impress to Inflate - can't blame Alan Bristow for these failings.
Olster, you seem to have taken umbrage at my post - I didn't misquote you I just paraphrased, and your comments about mil training deserved riposte.
I have to say, I wasn't aware how bad things had got in UKSAR, ex-mil people tend to just adapt to changing fortunes, so little complaining was coming from ex-colleagues.
I'd be interested to know who (ex-mil) in the UK management system has failed to push back against Houston and allowed this to degenerate to such a poor level that it sounds like a Flight Safety hazard.
The management attitude seems to be like the UK Govt dealing with the train drivers - you can have a pay rise but only if we can decimate your Ts and Cs - pretty p*ss poor.
I was roundly told to wind my neck in when I criticised Bristow a few years ago, partly based on rumours about their attitude to profits over people/capability.................Hmmmmm