Max Nr
I was not wishing to run down CHC as an employer, I was merely referring to the lack of choice for crews if Bond and BIH become one. I mentioned Bond because Purple had an interview with them. Whilst there are small differences in salary scales, the end result is often similar once allowances etc are included.
The North Sea operators long ago decided that they did not want pilots jumping from company to company for a few quid here and there which is why their respective workforces are relatively stable. Pilots generally only move when there are redundancies due to big contracts changing hands.
However, there have been some instances of pilots being taken on by companies who have won contracts from another operator at lower pay rates and with vastly inferior pension arrangements, which presumably reflects the lower contract rates they quoted to get the job in the first place.
This uses hard working and highly skilled crews as "bargaining chips" which I think devalues us all as professionals. Only unity among all of us will maintain our relative pays and conditions. Let's hope that the duopoly, if it happens, is good for the boys and girls working in the industry instead of maintaining profits in the face of falling oil prices.