Actually it was 11 years ago at the end of 2006 when Bristow bought HAI. It was a great party at Heli Expo was it not?
Oh my... What does veterans day have to do with stating the facts of the situation. Managements attitude set the tone of the desired customers, unfortunately that tone was of the FAA program was not to the same standard as that of the JAA and did not generate the same short term revenue of the JAA and Military contracts. Thankfully they were able to jump "ship" before it sank...
Rot sets in slowly. Those private individuals that would have now sustained Bristow Acadamy are going elsewhere. Bristow Academy's reputation is that the private individual who is pursuing a FAA certificate is not the client of choice, hence not welcome.