CHC Safety statement from CEO;-
“For absolutely every decision we make, safety must always be the first consideration.”
- Sylvain Allard, CEO & President
CHC Europe management has added the unwritten proviso;-
"As long as it doesn't affect the bottom line"
CHC Europe (UK) has been very slow in adopting simulator training for pilots other than those who were undergoing sim training in Brintel & Bond. The majority of UK pilots do not get regular sim training. One of the reasons for this problem is their appallingly slow record of recruiting and training. It takes twice as long for CHC to make recruitment decisions and get people on line than their UK competitors. This has helped create an ongoing shortage of pilots hence the inability (even if they would include it in their budget) to roster all pilots for quality sim training.