It's now confirmed that Aero laid off 46 staff who were deemed by them to have participated in an illegal strike. I'm told that 18 pilots are amongst them. I suppose Bristow will have a large number of pilots applying now, but with their present hiring freeze they'd need another contract before they could take more than a couple. From Bristow's past history on the North Sea they don't like employing pilots who've participated in industrial action. Hard times ahead
