Now I heard even more about how cheap Bristow have become. Not only are their pilots begging for food from every rig they visit, but they have an annual allowance for uniform which exactly fits in with this image. CHC pilots get uniforms (and 'freebies') from Vancouver, like trousers, nice CHC shirts with company logo, trousers and an annual allowance for shoes and sunglasses. For those who can't visit Vancouver, they get an issue of shirts and trousers made locally by a tailor. Now look at Bristow - they have an annual allowance of N15,000 (less than US$120) for everything and nothing for shoes or sunglasses. So would you rather look cool in a shirt with the 'flying chicken' logo, tailor made trousers, new shoes and a cool pair of shades as you walk out to your almost-new S76C+; or have a cheap polyester shirt, the cheapest trousers you can find while out on leave, 'Walmart' shoes and Hong Kong designer look-alike shades as you slouch out to your worn-out, recycled S76A++? These would probably perfectly match your company-issue orange Elno headset (made from recycled rampies' ear defenders) whilst your CHC counterpart strolls out to his aircraft with his genuine Revos and Bose ANC headset.
