AW 139 and Nigeria
Whether it was Shell or the NCAA who requested the tech rep, you'd have thought someone in CHC/Aero management would have known about this and discussed whether it would happen with the introduction od another new type. Seems to me somebody didn't do his homework very well on this one and Odili has every right to be angry if he was being advised by aviation professionals in this company. Of course, it's entirely possible his own state government did all the negotiations and Aero just got the ops and maintenance contract. Was the contract put out to tender to Caverton and Bristow? What's happening about the civil AW139 program in Nigeria now? Are Aero going to have an AW tech rep there before they bring in any of their own 139s? Is Bristow still looking at the AW139?