It would appear that Bristow will not be offering any sort of enhanced redundancy package, only the statutory redundancy. The pilots have still not been informed who will be kept on or made redundant, with just 10 days to go, and they've been told they will most likely have to move permanently to Norwich to be considered for a position.
Due to the fact bp require double the OGM hours requirements for hours on type, those Captains hired will require 200hrs on the new variant before flying the line for bp. Co-pilots will require 100hrs on type. So, initial line flying training etc will be done out of NWI, which begs the question, do Shell et al, know that their flights are probably going to be used as training flights for bp?
I just hope the guys at Humberside are staying positive because this must be stressful beyond belief.
Good luck.