Who's going to do basic SAR rear crew trg?

[whopperchopper]

Arctic Tern

The problem that CHC have inherited from Bristow’s, is that most of the Bristow rearcrew are in the twilight of their flying careers. So where do you get the extra rearcrew/winchops/winchmen from??

Option 1 . Train new guys, expensive and risky

Option 2 . Recruit from the RAF or RN. Most of the guys have taken the extra money and are tied for the the next 5 years and are waiting for their pensions.

Option 3 . Poach from another company. What a good idea. The only other company is Bond and the guys on the Jigsaw contract; they are young, flying current SAR duties and are medically trained to the same standard as the Forces. They’re also trained on a modern aircraft.
Perhaps this is why 5 of them are going for an interview with CHC , I’m sure the CHC cheque book clout will lure them away as well as allowing CHC to put one over their up and coming rivals.