Any endevor where crews of 5,000 hour people with 20 years experience regularly produce an accident rate 20 times higher than commercial airlines needs serious attention to all aspects. If you had an elevator with that track record, you'd take the stairs. If you had canned goods that harmed you that often, the Government would drive you out of business.
Perhaps Mr. Lappos is saying the helicopter industry has a management problem. That or the government is not doing its job and keeping the ptomaine poisoning out of the market.
IHL points out a mindset and way of doing business that confirms part of the mindset that suggests the helicopter industry in the GOM still suffers from the Bob Suggs School of Management attitude.
Bladebanger's post suggests some of our bad habits have spread to Oz.
As long as the helicopter industry has a hire and fire mentality, Nick...things are not going to change. Try to stand up to yer boss fellah and tell him how to run his private railroad and see how long you last.
As one of our posters has said...."One becomes 'known" in the industry.". That same poster also said folks that were Gypsies were not good candidates for hire.
I would suggest Nick, that is the part of the industry that needs changing....the old Bobby Suggs bunch that refuse to accept the fact "people" are the key to success of a business and not just the senior management pukes.
Has the FAA ever taken certificate action against an operator in the GOM or the EMS industry? Ever...at any time?