Cyclic, whether or not you think I am wrong, passenger numbers will reduce in order to improve cabin escape chances, firstly on the old 332Ls and L2s. Once one oil company leads (it sure won't be a dinosaur helicopter operator) and reduces cabin congestion, others will follow.
Generally, they are trying to react to an ever changing requirement and it is a race they can never win and still remain profitable. I don't know much about the structure of the oil companies, but I do see the shop floor result on a daily basis and I can assure you, it ain't pretty.
I imagine you are a helicopter Pilot or Manager? It is therefore not expected that you would have anything other than an adversarial attitude to the customer. That's the problem with the helicopter industry.
I would like an oil company pension and equivalent salary to the OIMs, so bring it on, I am ready to sign up.
You won't make it into the HR office, the door is too small.