Aberdeen Simulators
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From: Croydon
Sorry, CHC sold that sim, 3 others and a good part of their training provision to CAE.
CAE to acquire CHC Helicopter's training operations | Shephard Group
Does TUPE apply in the UK?
CAE to acquire CHC Helicopter's training operations | Shephard Group
Does TUPE apply in the UK?
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From: Canada
"Safety is CHC's number one priority and world-class training is the cornerstone of safe operations," said William Amelio, President and Chief Executive Officer of CHC Helicopter... The ability to scale training to meet demand is the way of the future for the helicopter industry."
We beancounters care so little about safety that we will outsource a key part of safety so we can save the cost of maintaining the infrastructure when we lose business.
Or am I being uncharitable?
Who or what are TUPE?
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From: Switzerland
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
Basically, legislation to ensure that staff who have to move from CHC to CAE don't end up with worse terms and conditions of employment.
Might be a little bit complicated because I think some of the guys in Aberdeen are employed by the Norwegian FTO rather than by CHC Scotia.
Basically, legislation to ensure that staff who have to move from CHC to CAE don't end up with worse terms and conditions of employment.
Might be a little bit complicated because I think some of the guys in Aberdeen are employed by the Norwegian FTO rather than by CHC Scotia.
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I do not think it is necessarily such a bad move, and certainly would not call it a compromise to safety. CHC have taken a sensible move to outsource simulator training to a company that specialise in this field and have a huge amount of experience doing so, in both military and civilian fields. At present much of the sim training is done via Flight Safety or the Bristow sims anyway, which are not perfect at all either, so where is the big difference. CHC's primary aim is to get helicopters flying, keeping the customer happy, and of course making money somewhere. Simualtors are not cheap, and resource intensive to operate and maintain in the long run. If this os not your core business then why not let another company take care of it for you. It frees up more resources n CHC and funds, to concentrate on the core business of getting aircraft in the air and supporting the contracts in the best way. This is not a new idea. Most military air forces have been doing ot for some time. The fact remains that the Training Centre in Stavanger needed to be upgraded, a the sims were outdated and it would take a heck of a lot of money to do so, with a lot of justification to investors, inevitably resulting in compromise along the way. CAE will very likely be able to provide a good product and I am sure they will provide top quality training, and it will allow CHC to use a brand new training centre in Stavanger again, which will be a positive step.
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From: Croydon
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Surely flying standards are core business and if CHC have let sims get out dated then it hardly reinforces the idea that commitment to training has been strong previously.
In addition, CHC seem happy to pursue other people's maintenance through Heli-One which is not part of the 'core' you describe.
Surely flying standards are core business and if CHC have let sims get out dated then it hardly reinforces the idea that commitment to training has been strong previously.
In addition, CHC seem happy to pursue other people's maintenance through Heli-One which is not part of the 'core' you describe.
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From: Earth.
The company will in 2012 establish an advanced flight simulator for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopters at the airport. The simulator that costs 400 to 500 million kroner will be one of very few S-92 simulators in operation worldwide, the Aftenbladet enlightened under the Sola Conference on Aviation.
It's Statoil, which demands that Norway should establish Bristow training center with a simulator at Sola. Something similar has happened in the past when the contract award by the Norwegian continental shelf flights.
The reason for it all is that the Norwegian state-owned oil company recently signed a contract with Bristow Norway for flights on the Norwegian continental shelf for two billion. The creation of the simulator is likely to lead to increased demand from other S-92 operators from around the globe.
It's Statoil, which demands that Norway should establish Bristow training center with a simulator at Sola. Something similar has happened in the past when the contract award by the Norwegian continental shelf flights.
The reason for it all is that the Norwegian state-owned oil company recently signed a contract with Bristow Norway for flights on the Norwegian continental shelf for two billion. The creation of the simulator is likely to lead to increased demand from other S-92 operators from around the globe.
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From: Glasgow
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Would you want to eat and drink in the Thistle?
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Not if your briefing is at 07:00hrs at the weekend.