From the Press & Journal
HELICOPTER FIRM LOOKING TO RECRUIT
09:00 - 15 January 2003
The helicopter firm that is returning to Aberdeen after winning a lucrative 10-year deal with oil giant BP has advertised for staff today.
Bond Offshore Helicopters, run by brothers Peter and Stephen Bond, has asked pilots and engineers to register their interest with it in an advert in the Press and Journal.
Bond is taking over the BP contract, believed to be worth £260million, from CHC Scotia in August, 2004.
CHC confirmed to the Amicus-AEEU union last week that it was looking to axe 39 permanent staff and 18 contract workers in Aberdeen on top of 19 pilots that were previously announced.
Bond has already announced that it is buying six of the latest Super Puma twin-engine helicopters in a £53million deal for the contract. It also said it would relocate its offshore operations to Aberdeen Airport later this year from its current base in Gloucestershire.
The Bond brothers run extensive aviation interests in the UK and internationally.
Bond expects to employ 80 staff in Aberdeen.
The brothers sold their previous North Sea operation to CHC-owned Scotia Helicopters in 1999. They agreed at that time not to become involved in the North Sea market for two years.