Some within the industry might possibly believe the opinions expressed by CHC are indicative of an attempt to blame the manufacturers for the inability of the internal support structure to support the current (and future) fleet.
If you were to have a conversation from anyone within the group, you might well hear alarming stories of inadequate spares provisioning, inadequate manpower and technical resources and a serious lack of overhaul capacity to maintain the current level of operations. There appears to be a never ending revolving door of personnel, not counting the myriad on stress leave or simply taking other more achievable positions within the company.
Apparently, the internal workings of Heli-One represent an unequalled challenge in the history of the helicopter industry, where the cultural clash between expatriate Norwegians and everyone else, is something to behold! Interesting times, but when you try to shift the blame to others, sometimes the resulting truth from the other side is something to behold, and will certainly make interesting reading for everyone else!
SAR contract anyone?