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Actually, at the moment, CHC's not in its proposed dangerous new accomodation, and the move now looks to be moving a couple of years further down the road.
The stated SAR proposal is for just that, mainly offshore SAR as more deepwater fields are being prospected and developed in Nigeria. With its present record on innovation, more willingness to operate new aircraft in Nigeria and winning the SAR contract in UK, CHC would seem to be the more likely contender. Their management has refused to allow helicopters to go to landing sites where there is perceived danger, so maybe they would be a better choice for the pilots also.
Bristow has so far, done nothing to either keep the pilots it already has in Nigeria, or to attract new ones there and with their past and present track record that seems likely to continue for the forseeable future.
The way numbers are falling, chuks, maybe you'll be able to take over from the aforementioned, pointy-headed, supposedly former TP. The BRC has been totally modernised with a sweet new barmaid
. Actually, the way CHC is introducing new aircraft into Nigeria, they'd probably welcome you
