Blackpool, UK Offshore support contract

[roundwego]

Anyone heard if the above contract has been awarded yet? I heard a rumour CHC had lost it but this was not from a known reliable source

[Special 25]

I think the only competition was Bristow who as far as I am aware, withdrew their bid when the oil companies insisted on Dauphin helicopters of which Bristow have none. A cursory check was made on buying in a few from the States but the cost of bringing them up to UK offshore standards with IHUMS etc made the contract uneconomical.

[advancing_blade]

Please Sir, whats IHUMS?. . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" />

[MaxNg]

IHUMS =. .Intigrated Health and Usage Monitoring System, a system that monitors vibrations, Nr, ToT, Ng,and a hundred more peramiters to enable miantainance scheduling and excedance checking on the helicopter in flight

[Rotorbike]

Anyone remember who's contract it was before CHC 'bought' it????. .. .Heard a rumour that they were bidding for it.... .. .Any truth to that???

[advancing_blade]

Thanks Max <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" />

[4Rvibes]

Rotorbike,. .If my memory serves me correctly (and it sometimes does) it belonged to "old Bond". . .4R

[killabeez]

Also hear today that *bond offshore* have pulled out of the bidding,,,,just not quite ready yet to venture further,,??