When the big operators give into such bully boy militant tactics
they are really pricing themselves out of the market, but they will at least encourage small new, more customer focused entrants, such as Caverton in Nigeria, who will take a more prudent approach to their wage bills
. I'm sure this will happen in Australia too. It is not for nothing that the Shell lead International Helicopter Safety Team is focusing on developing safety in small operators. Such niche suppliers will be no doubt favoured by the top tier oil companies, that can properly supervise them, in the future. Bristow and CHCs future will no doubt shrink as they will only be flying for the small, lower tier independent oil companies that need to pay a premium to compensate for their own lack of aviation expertise.