Pigy,
Are you going to be working on fixed wing in Lagos or helicopters in Port Harcourt? Lots of rumors of the fixed wing being sold off early next year. A number of Australians, both pilots and engineers have quit in the last few months. Working roster is 6/6 with pay at the moment in €, but strong rumors of a change to the good ole Yanqui dollare next year. Accommodation is okay for Africa and you'll get your own room and free food with internet access and satellite TV. Travel arrangements, once good are now cheap and chaotic to say the least.
In Nigeria they operate SA365N, N1, N2, N3, AS 355F1, S76B, S76 C+. Stiffys they operate Twin Otter, Dash 8 and they have a few leased B737s from JAT, plus a Lear Jet for Total Fina Elf.
They're also based in Holland (big redundancies coming up in their head office in Hoofddorp in the New Year) where they have S76B, SA365N, N3 and S61N. They have a small operation in Cameroon and Chad with a 365N3 a 365N a Dash 8 and a few Twotters.
As with so many companies the change to CHC is resulting in a lot of confusion, incertainty about the future and many think their personal circumstances will probably get worse next year. There's been no pay review in the company for 2 years now.
