Hey Sandy,
Bristow, SAUT, BRIKO or elsewhere? I guess that sometimes when you're looking in from the outside the picture seems clearer! No?
I'll tell you what I know...straight from a horse's mouth!
1)They will be hiring on the NG in the first round.
2)They will be taking people with experience.
and 3) they will be taking a variety of ages because they don't want everyone retiring at the same time.
Everything else I have heard are just rummors so I won't waste the space on this forum!!
Good luck all!