CHC Africa Closing Down
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CHC Africa Closing Down
Just heard this nasty rumour that CHC Africa in Cape Town is closing its doors. Is this for real and if so, what will happen to the pilots, machines, contracts etc. etc. ? Anybody with some news please?
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And Aero is waxing even stronger.
I hear 2 more -500's on the way to Aerocontractors in Lagos, no wonder the strategic recruitment drive going on. And apart from KK, I gather some excellent local F/O's and Captain's also absorbed by Aero in the last few days for the B737 fleet.
West and East Coast operations are picking up, hope they will grab as much of the market as possible out there.
Well done and all the best to this champion airline.
Proud.
Balewa
I hear 2 more -500's on the way to Aerocontractors in Lagos, no wonder the strategic recruitment drive going on. And apart from KK, I gather some excellent local F/O's and Captain's also absorbed by Aero in the last few days for the B737 fleet.
West and East Coast operations are picking up, hope they will grab as much of the market as possible out there.
Well done and all the best to this champion airline.
Proud.Balewa
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JABAG is quite correct, CHC is a 40% shareholder in Aero in common with almost all other foreign companies in Nigeria. The 60% stakeholders are the Ibru family, owners of Oceanic Bank, amongst other businesses. The CHC element of Aero has always been administered direct from Hongcouver as part of CHC International and was never a part of CHC Africa, which administers all other African operations of CHC.
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CHC CHAD being closed down by CCAA
From BBC Radio 23 March 2008.
CCAA Cameroon today suspended CHC Helicopters AOC when they discovered CHC had not been clearing customs on international flights between Chad and Cameroon. The Twin Otter aircraft, planned direct N'Djamena, Chad to Douala, Cameroon required refuelling in Dompta or Belabo which where not Customs airports. Mr Craig Barraclough (CHC's Special Projects Manager) was quoted as saying "we do what we like here and if they (CCAA) don't like it we'll move our aircraft to Chad".
CCAA Cameroon today suspended CHC Helicopters AOC when they discovered CHC had not been clearing customs on international flights between Chad and Cameroon. The Twin Otter aircraft, planned direct N'Djamena, Chad to Douala, Cameroon required refuelling in Dompta or Belabo which where not Customs airports. Mr Craig Barraclough (CHC's Special Projects Manager) was quoted as saying "we do what we like here and if they (CCAA) don't like it we'll move our aircraft to Chad".
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Mismanagement or Corruption
The word is that the "Nigerian Cockney" was helping himself to the funds and his 2IC 'Black Mike' was asking too much money for the nationals so CHC said we're out of here.
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Interrogation
Lolita,
Careful what you say re Mr BarraClaus. We heard an engineer from over there was just taken to Gestapo HQ and interrogated and is now suspended after telling some home truths to Mr BarraClaus's Trolley Dolley girlfriend.
Careful what you say re Mr BarraClaus. We heard an engineer from over there was just taken to Gestapo HQ and interrogated and is now suspended after telling some home truths to Mr BarraClaus's Trolley Dolley girlfriend.
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CHC Africa
Nice to see that the same circus acts play in Camaroon and Chad! Anyone know more about Cape Town? There are many rumours of CV's being shown around and CHC standing to lose the George operation!!
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Choppers and Float, you ARE in SA and CT and you are asking around what is happening in your own back yard? I think you very well know but just trying to add some fuel on the fire?
Lolita, who gave you the name? Your father?
Something in your quote does not add up. Did Cameroon CCAA suspended Chad AOC? Read your post again.
Lolita, who gave you the name? Your father?
Something in your quote does not add up. Did Cameroon CCAA suspended Chad AOC? Read your post again.
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Not trying to add fuel to the fire. The non SA based crew has only heard rumours. No statement has been issued. If the helicopters go onto the Canadian registery , it will have an impact on all the SA CAA licence holders.
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VLAF,
Lolita is right, historically CAA Cameroun has threatened (and acted on) closing down Schreiner/CHCs AOC a few times, same same for the Schreiner/CHC Tchadian AOC by CAA Tchad, for various reasons.
In each case the aircraft were moved to the other country until negotiations were paid up again, er, conformity was re-established.
What a circus.
More disturbing about the post is the geography... N'Djamena-Douala Twotter operations normally stop in halfway point and international airport N'Gaoundere is to clear customs and take fuel. A direct flight is possibly under the right conditions with much lower loads, but trip burn is usually a little shy of tank capacity.
The only reason to fly through Dompta and/or Belabo on these runs (apart from N'Goundere not being available for any reason in which case Ngoundal is always there) is an urgent commercial (client) requirement because it is way off-track for N'Djamena-Douala but right on-track for Kome/Moundou-Douala.
Whatever.
Maybe they should look for proper dispatchers
Max
p.s.: who's the trolley dolley?
Lolita is right, historically CAA Cameroun has threatened (and acted on) closing down Schreiner/CHCs AOC a few times, same same for the Schreiner/CHC Tchadian AOC by CAA Tchad, for various reasons.
In each case the aircraft were moved to the other country until negotiations were paid up again, er, conformity was re-established.
What a circus.
More disturbing about the post is the geography... N'Djamena-Douala Twotter operations normally stop in halfway point and international airport N'Gaoundere is to clear customs and take fuel. A direct flight is possibly under the right conditions with much lower loads, but trip burn is usually a little shy of tank capacity.
The only reason to fly through Dompta and/or Belabo on these runs (apart from N'Goundere not being available for any reason in which case Ngoundal is always there) is an urgent commercial (client) requirement because it is way off-track for N'Djamena-Douala but right on-track for Kome/Moundou-Douala.
Whatever.
Maybe they should look for proper dispatchers
Max
p.s.: who's the trolley dolley?
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Max,
Ah, dispatchers! Dispatchers-tell-pilots-where-to-go. Or was it Air-Traffic-Controllers-tell-pilots-where-to-go?
There are Pilots and Auto Pilots.
There are Engineers but there are no Auto Engineers.
There are Dispatchers but there are no Auto Dispatchers.
But wait, how about Self-Dispatched-Pilots? I am sure well made XL spreadsheet will do the trick. Just fill in the blanks…
Ah, dispatchers! Dispatchers-tell-pilots-where-to-go. Or was it Air-Traffic-Controllers-tell-pilots-where-to-go?
There are Pilots and Auto Pilots.
There are Engineers but there are no Auto Engineers.
There are Dispatchers but there are no Auto Dispatchers.
But wait, how about Self-Dispatched-Pilots? I am sure well made XL spreadsheet will do the trick. Just fill in the blanks…
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CHC Brian Clegg
Brian Clegg vp operations and Craig Barraclough have been supeonead to appear in Cameroon court over allegations of importing aircraft parts in employee personal baggage to avid customs and duty costs.
Several DASH 8 pilots are expected to appear as witnesses.
Several DASH 8 pilots are expected to appear as witnesses.