Makila,
Perfectly stated. Horses for courses and all that.
If touring and variety suits you, then Bristow and CHC are the big two.
For those of us who have had all the excitement that we can bear, Esso is perfect. There is something very proper and gentile in my mind where you can whip the gear up, plug in the autopilots and get carted around the patch by a machine who can fly better than you.
We are helicopter airlines essentially with departure lounge, boarding passes, no hosties unfortunately. Doesn't suit us all.
The main reason for my posts is to put the straight info out and assuage this odd suspicion that seems to accompany such topics.
cheers
PJT