I have known Jim Ferguson since the mid 1970`s when his day job was running a paint shop in Rosemount Terrace in Aberdeen as well as covering matters aviation for various publications. He is a knowledgeable and intelligent guy but at the end of the day he is a journalist. He was a regular visitor to Bristows where he blended in very easily and gleaned some very juicy background material from certain gobby individuals with axes to grind. Bristow management then thought it would be better all round were he to make an appointment and be accompanied on visits.
He normally takes a lot of trouble to research any story or article and has never been prone to making it up if he doesn`t know for sure. Over the years his reporting of aviation has been factual and accurate, particularly with regard to offshore helicopters. He may not say or print what some people would like him to say but he is rarely wrong.
In my view he is someone offshore operators would do well to cultivate in order to get their version in first.