Several new hires have ended up in Thailand recently. CHC Global are not short of co pilots. CHC (Global) are short of experienced IFR Captains. HR is defiantely going through a transition so give them a break, they are currently starting 4 to 5 Captains a month, although that is now slowing down. Company policy has always been to use nationals as copilots, the recent hiring of ex pat co pilots is due to a shortage of available nationals in Thailand and Nigeria. Most of the Thai's left to work for Si Chang Flying Service, their (Thai) replacements are now coming though line quals so a few ex pat co pilots will be relocating shortly.