I would hardly liken some of what's been said as "unfair criticism". As has been previously pointed out, some of the information posted comes from direct contact with staff currently working for the helicopter side of things. What would be unfair is to arbitrarily discount the opinions of those who actually work for these people right now.
If anything, I would caution those of you who so quickly dismiss what others have said, just because it does not match your own feelings of optimism. Like it or not, those of you who aspire to join this lot know nothing of how things actually work there, beyond what you've been told under carefully controlled circumstances.
Only time will tell if this new operation works out, but it would be a pity if later some of the posters on this forum had the opportunity to say "I told you so".