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This was on the Press and Journal website (evidently appeared in the paper sometime last week) at the following link - http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk...entPK=5578344.
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BOND OFFSHORE HELICOPTERS OPTS FOR EXPERIENCE AS NEW BOSS IS APPOINTED
JOE WATSON
09:00 - 14 May 2003
Bond Offshore Helicopters has appointed one of its former staff to head up its operations when they resume in Aberdeen. Geoffrey Williams is to become managing director of the business, which will start flying again in the North Sea from August next year after winning a multi-million-pound 10-year contract from BP.
Mr Williams is rejoining Bond from CHC Helicopters Australia, where he was latterly executive director.
The Australian business was formerly Lloyd Helicopters, a part of the Bond empire.
Mr Williams has more than 25 years' experience of helicopter operations in Africa, Australia, South-east Asia and Europe.
He previously held senior management positions in technical, engineering, logistics and projects within CHC.
Bond, run by brothers Peter and Stephen Bond, also said Mr Williams had extensive experience across a broad range of twin-engine helicopter types including aircraft from major manufacturers such as Eurocopter, Sikorsky and Bell. Executive chairman Peter Bond said: "We have known Geoff Williams for more than 10 years and have worked closely with him in the past when Lloyd Helicopters was part of the Bond Group.
"With his considerable and wide experience of helicopter operations, including the offshore oil and gas industry, he is ideally placed to lead Bond Offshore Helicopters and to further its growth in offshore aviation."
Bond is taking over the BP contract, believed to be worth £260million, from CHC Scotia.
It has already announced that it is buying six of the latest Super Puma twin-engine helicopters in a £53million deal for the contract.
The Bond brothers run extensive aviation interests in the UK and internationally. They expect 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.
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BOND OFFSHORE HELICOPTERS OPTS FOR EXPERIENCE AS NEW BOSS IS APPOINTED
JOE WATSON
09:00 - 14 May 2003
Bond Offshore Helicopters has appointed one of its former staff to head up its operations when they resume in Aberdeen. Geoffrey Williams is to become managing director of the business, which will start flying again in the North Sea from August next year after winning a multi-million-pound 10-year contract from BP.
Mr Williams is rejoining Bond from CHC Helicopters Australia, where he was latterly executive director.
The Australian business was formerly Lloyd Helicopters, a part of the Bond empire.
Mr Williams has more than 25 years' experience of helicopter operations in Africa, Australia, South-east Asia and Europe.
He previously held senior management positions in technical, engineering, logistics and projects within CHC.
Bond, run by brothers Peter and Stephen Bond, also said Mr Williams had extensive experience across a broad range of twin-engine helicopter types including aircraft from major manufacturers such as Eurocopter, Sikorsky and Bell. Executive chairman Peter Bond said: "We have known Geoff Williams for more than 10 years and have worked closely with him in the past when Lloyd Helicopters was part of the Bond Group.
"With his considerable and wide experience of helicopter operations, including the offshore oil and gas industry, he is ideally placed to lead Bond Offshore Helicopters and to further its growth in offshore aviation."
Bond is taking over the BP contract, believed to be worth £260million, from CHC Scotia.
It has already announced that it is buying six of the latest Super Puma twin-engine helicopters in a £53million deal for the contract.
The Bond brothers run extensive aviation interests in the UK and internationally. They expect 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.
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New/Old Appointment.
From the feedback I receive, Bond have made a good decision. Whilst focusing on the business side of things, he will always have time to speak and understand the shop floor issues.
Lets hope that the &^%$@# Aberdeen weather doesn't change that.
Has anyone seen, heard of a short thin chap with that Australian drawl, studing for the ATPL [H] exams in the UK somewhere?
Lets hope that the &^%$@# Aberdeen weather doesn't change that.
Has anyone seen, heard of a short thin chap with that Australian drawl, studing for the ATPL [H] exams in the UK somewhere?
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Bond Recruiting
E-mail addresses have now changed to [email protected] - apparently the old ones should continue to work for some time yet!
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McSkull :
If you mean "ab initio" as in "zero helicopter hours", bloody hell you're optimistic.
If you mean "ab initio" as in "got a CPL and possibly IR and some hours", you might be slightly warmer, but not hugely.
If you mean "ab initio" as in "zero helicopter hours", bloody hell you're optimistic.
If you mean "ab initio" as in "got a CPL and possibly IR and some hours", you might be slightly warmer, but not hugely.
In fairness to McSkull, the full page ad I saw in Flight earier in the year did clearly state that they intended to provide some ab initio training for sponsored pilots (ala Bristow I guess).
No idea of specifics, but usually you'd need A levels in Maths and Physics plus a demonstrable intrerest in aviation (possibly a PPL aeroplanes or RAF flying scholarship, or Air Cadet gliding; that sort of thing), plus passing the usual range of aptitude tests and interviews.
Before being shot down about the A levels; I agree they are not essential but they tend to act as a useful sifting tool when dealing with hundreds/thousands of hopefuls. Bond may have a different view.
No idea of specifics, but usually you'd need A levels in Maths and Physics plus a demonstrable intrerest in aviation (possibly a PPL aeroplanes or RAF flying scholarship, or Air Cadet gliding; that sort of thing), plus passing the usual range of aptitude tests and interviews.
Before being shot down about the A levels; I agree they are not essential but they tend to act as a useful sifting tool when dealing with hundreds/thousands of hopefuls. Bond may have a different view.
I believe that Bond had an advert in the Aberdeen P+J newspaper last week for experienced Puma pilots to join there operation. With the redundancies at Scotia I would think that there will be very few vacancies for non Puma experienced pilots with Bond - but you never know!!
Now that Tony Blair has given the right of work to all the new EU states you may find Bond employ "cheaper European pilots"
HF
Now that Tony Blair has given the right of work to all the new EU states you may find Bond employ "cheaper European pilots"
HF
Have heard that Bond Offshore has been trying to poach qualified L2 pilots from Scotia. Several "offers" have been made but Scotia pilots reluctant to move over for less money and worse conditions.
Some may be forced over as Scotia have made it clear more jobs will go in a few weeks time. More job losses also likely next summer when the BP contract goes over to Bond. Bond will be in a strong position as it will be an "employers market" and the pilots will have to take what is offered.
New "lowcost" Bond will be expecting the pilots to do tasks the average North Sea pilot has not been used to, ie help load/unload pax/bags, clean out aircraft interiors after flight, Ops support etc. Just what the aveage GA pilot has to do.
Sounds like a good time for the younger North Sea pilots to prepare for fixed wing employment.
Some may be forced over as Scotia have made it clear more jobs will go in a few weeks time. More job losses also likely next summer when the BP contract goes over to Bond. Bond will be in a strong position as it will be an "employers market" and the pilots will have to take what is offered.
New "lowcost" Bond will be expecting the pilots to do tasks the average North Sea pilot has not been used to, ie help load/unload pax/bags, clean out aircraft interiors after flight, Ops support etc. Just what the aveage GA pilot has to do.
Sounds like a good time for the younger North Sea pilots to prepare for fixed wing employment.
Oh Sooth....get my hands dirty! Ah, my, NO! Ask the boys at the Cook Inlet, Alaska ops for ERA about loading freight, baggage, Bears, fuelling, washing the aircraft.....rigging loads....stuffing rocket tubes....oh and fly the thing as well.
Now now Thomas
Jealousy is not a virtue. If you stick together you will get what you deserve as we did
. Even with our pay rise we are only in the middle rank of what offshore workers get.
Must go now as SWMB obeyed has just said the fillet steaks are going on and I must check the wine is ready after I have put the Jag in the garage
HF
Jealousy is not a virtue. If you stick together you will get what you deserve as we did
. Even with our pay rise we are only in the middle rank of what offshore workers get.Must go now as SWMB obeyed has just said the fillet steaks are going on and I must check the wine is ready after I have put the Jag in the garage
HF
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Thomas Coupling
TuT TuT Tut
Dont get jealous get a interview
Or
have you had on and been refused ?
Or
maybe you got as far as the checkride and dropped ?
There is nothing worse than a dejected pilot
probably just as well that you stay onshore where it,s nice and safe to poddle around visually.
As for us getting our hands dirty old boy, I will do my bit to try and economize but the Valet parking must stay.
By the way what are you flying on patrol R22 H300 or smaller ?
TuT TuT Tut
Dont get jealous get a interview
Or
have you had on and been refused ?
Or
maybe you got as far as the checkride and dropped ?
There is nothing worse than a dejected pilot
probably just as well that you stay onshore where it,s nice and safe to poddle around visually.
As for us getting our hands dirty old boy, I will do my bit to try and economize but the Valet parking must stay.
By the way what are you flying on patrol R22 H300 or smaller ?
Max Ng: I see you haven't contributed to the "Who's Who" thread. Is that because your still offshore with limited access to the web, or, like most offshore drivers, you haven't got much of a background to offer
Better still, how about a day in the working life of MaxNG - two lines should do
{To all the other offshore drivers, in mitigation, I did say 'most'!}
Perhaps I should have used the tongue in cheek icon for Max's benefit when I wrote my last entry........
Better still, how about a day in the working life of MaxNG - two lines should do
{To all the other offshore drivers, in mitigation, I did say 'most'!}
Perhaps I should have used the tongue in cheek icon for Max's benefit when I wrote my last entry........
Tongue in cheek or not, why be so critical of each others' jobs? Offshore and police work are obviously substantially different, but as for the challenges:- diversion planning in the Haar season........ night rural nav in marginal weather with no IFR option.......busy night shuttle in limiting winds.....urban pursuit with 3 radios going.....
Is a senior long haul pilot more of a professional, or doing a better job, than someone operating in the Highlands & Islands [do they still call it that]?
Personally I feel that the North Sea people deserve what they get, partly because of what they do every day but mostly because they've formed a [reasonably] united workforce with proper representation; they've been able to establish the value of seniority in a way which is completely alien to pretty much all other UK operators.
Is a senior long haul pilot more of a professional, or doing a better job, than someone operating in the Highlands & Islands [do they still call it that]?
Personally I feel that the North Sea people deserve what they get, partly because of what they do every day but mostly because they've formed a [reasonably] united workforce with proper representation; they've been able to establish the value of seniority in a way which is completely alien to pretty much all other UK operators.