What's New In W. Africa (Nigeria)

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No definite news of anybody leaving Bristow for Caverscam yet then? Everyone who wants to stay has now been offered continued employment (and that means continued pension scheme and tax payments). Rumour is that they may get 8 or 10, but they're waiting to find out about minor matters like pension schemes, health care and whether Caverscam are going to pay their tax. Of course, Caverscam will say it's all in hand- but would you believe a promise from a back street second-hand car salesman that the rather dodgy vehicle you're looking at has no rust
Reputable companies like CHC and Bristow have always found it difficult to get enough suitably qualified people out here, so Caverscum are likely to find it even more difficult unless they try and persuade Smell to accept unqualified people - highly likely the way Smell are behaving these days

Sox,

ACN - possibly They may have 1 or 2 at most
Bristow Nigeria - maybe (provided they are not on a Shell blacklist!) See above
Bristow North Sea - very unlikely
CHC NL - no!
COHC - unlikely to satify NCAA Not a problem with Caverscam - there is always a brown envelope large enough to fix the problem
Dancopter - very unlilely if they think Den Helder has to be a rotational posting! It's ConDoctor they actually have the JV contract with and they surely wouldn't have bid on it unless they'd started doing some serious investigating to make sure they'd be able to get the numbers would they Not with 2 former Aero Operations Managers amongs]t their consultants
ERA GOM - unlikely to take the leap to Africa
Shell Brunei ex Bristow - perhaps with a bit of pressure! You don't honestly imagine the only person there who could go would do you

Well it seems the contract has got off to an excellent start - a veritable lesson to the whole of the rest of the offshore oil and aviation support community on how to do these things. Let's hope that they'll continue as well as at present - it would be sad if Smell, ConDoctor and Caverscam were to rest on their laurels now they've made such a successful beginning of the JV which heralds a new era in Nigerian aviation