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Old 24th Dec 2010, 17:55
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Those Bristow 332 pilots facing redundancy might be interested in the Zenon ad for 332 pilots 6:6 in Asia. See the usual website for further info.

Just noticed that Aser has already posted details on the jobs forum.
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Old 24th Dec 2010, 19:28
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"Yes, some flights were moved between the operators, but I think thats normal when everyone is catching up"


That's right, and Bristow did quite a few Bond and Scotia flights. Or did they ???

Nope, in fact they gave away pot loads of cash to their competitors at Ad-Hoc rates while there were still had aircraft in the hangers and pilots sitting at home at risk of redundancy. But we got our contract work done at the correct Return on Capital Employed, so a big thumbs up there !!
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Special 25 - which operator did the most flights during the 225 / L2 grounding last year and the ash this year?

I'm merely saying that there's always someone with more capacity than someone else and that the oil co's go where ever they can get a flight when the chips are down. I'm sure BHL had a pile of ad-hoc requests from CHC & Bond clients last week too.

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Old 25th Dec 2010, 17:27
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Thumbs down

Good grief, isn't it obvious? The new Bristow boss in Aberdeen was so quick to fire half of his 332 pilots that Bristow were not even able to complete their own flying programme, let alone do ad hoc flights!
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Industrial relations are apparently getting frosty in Aberdeen now. After Mr MI declared categorically that the cuts in Aberdeen were not related to bonuses, he allegedly gets just short of a six figure 'thank you', Mr RB and Mr Bill C get a very nice sack full of shares. They then have to take on contract pilots, reinstate a number of pilots because there is a shortage, and those that were required to go 'immediately' to the IBU/WASBU, etc., are apparently in some cases not required until the summer. It could be creative accounting at it's best. Unbelievable!!

Does Bill C REALLY now what is happening to the company that he was so keen to see be the best in the World? Are the EBU management REALLY telling him the whole truth about what is happening? Why not come over and speak to the workers at the coal face before there are none left! At least there will be an abundance of HR/Admin staff to sort out YOUR pension arrangements.
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Old 4th Feb 2011, 09:44
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Is short-term profit motives and management bonus culture killing Bristow?
Reminiscent of Steve Palfreman's remit in 2003:

Wind up the final salary pension scheme - £103,000 Bonus
Transfer the SAR units to FBH - £103,000 Bonus
Close down Tech Services in Redhill - £103,000 Bonus

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That must make the offshore workforce feel so much better, knowing that one of the main reasons some were delayed over the Christmas/New Year period would appear to be greed on the part of senior management.

However, don't take your frustrations out on the pilot/engineer workforce; they are renowned for trying to get the job done safely and professionally, whatever the company, but senior management will occasionally want to undermine that ethos for their own personal gain!
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Old 4th Feb 2011, 17:37
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Originally Posted by TroyTempest
I'm sure CCC will be reimbursed by Bristow for his expensive weekends in Norway.
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I believe Scatsta pilots get £9 a day for going to Norway
Average price for a pint of Lager - Aberdeen/Lerwick £2.80, Stavangar £7.00.

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It might be too much to ask but have you tried not drinking for 2 whole days?
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The pint of lager prices was purely to highlight the difference in costs between United Kingdom and Norway. I actually do not normally drink lager!

I could also have posted average price of a can of Coca-Cola - United Kingdom £0.80, Norway £2.00.
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Old 4th Feb 2011, 19:06
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Steve Palfreman

"Reminiscent of Steve Palfreman's remit in 2003"

212MAN dear chap - Palfreman was gone in 1999 if my memory serves...

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212man I think you mean Chanter not?

In the end it doesn't matter who it was the only thing important is to realise they (management) have a totally different agenda than the people working for them unlike what they want you to believe.
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I stand corrected - thanks. He was obviously a memorable chap! Of course, he didn't do his dirty work himself - he hired that nice Mr Blake to come in and spend a year or two working with the workforce to try and save the pension scheme. It was, after all, in jeopardy because of market forces and the management really wanted to save it if possible!
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RWW recently retired in Redhill two weeks after a pay off of engineers on the shop floor. There was a collection to mark his retirement but no similar collection for the engineers who immediately preceeded him. For what its worth, some of RWW's own men did not contribute or attend.

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Bristow Wins Statoil Contract

Apr 19, 2011
STAVANGER, Norway Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a NOK 1 billion ($183 million) contract for offshore helicopter services from Stavanger. The North Sea fields involved include Sleipner, Draupner, Volve, and Glitne.

The contract duration is for five years, coupled with the possibility of three one-year options. Planned start-up is in March 2013. Two Sikorsky S92 helicopters will be dedicated to the contract.

Statoil has contracts with Bristow Norway and CHC Norway for helicopter services on the Norwegian continental shelf. Helicopter types S92s and Eurocopter EC225s are used for such flights from six helicopter bases on the Norwegian coast – from Hammerfest in the north to Stavanger in the south.
Statoil contracts Bristow helicopter service - Offshore
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