CHC changes at the top

[heli1]

Who announced Neil was retiring....havent seen anything official and rotor rooster only supposes.

[twisted wrench]

CHC internal news letter

[Flounder]

No question of no one left to turn out the lights at CHC. For every management level employee leaving three more are hired to fill newly created roles in ever more complex and exotic sounding departments.

[pants on fire...]

CHC appears set to become the first large helicopter company in the world to have a mangement team that has never even seen or operated a helicopter.

Maybe it is the way forward?

[Impress to inflate]

Thank god Niel's gone, about time

[zalt]

Now a new CEO with a track record in 'business turnarounds' to merge flying operations worldwide into one division and the CFO is replaced.

See CHC Helicopter

[twisted wrench]

One must also note that all new upper management replacements are by holders of USA passports. So what does that tell you?

[roundwego]

It tells you that CHC is an American company. Nothing new there since an American company bought CHC several years ago. The Company had outgrown the management so needed major changes. I am told that the new president is an ex pilot so maybe the focus will return to providing it's customers with a good flight ops service.

[ironchefflay]

I am told that the new president is an ex pilot

He is indeed. and a very nice man too.

[212man]

Nice to see the latest EC-225 leaving Marignane for Brazil. 26,000km, non IR rated Captain so VFR the whole way. No overfly clearances. No charts or maps apart from one iPad. TCAS2 disabled as not TC approved.... Safety management in its purest form........(((

[Hedski]

Would that be the Brazilians who consider themselves that good they will not allow pretty much any foreign pilots fly for CHC or Bristow subsidiaries despite there not being enough locals qualified to fly the machines?

[twisted wrench]

No, the aircraft is Canadian registered for the ferry trip. Not sure exactly where the pilots come from but I do know are not from Brazil.
Could be Canadian, British or a combination of both.

[ppng]

Niether of the pilots nor the engineer are British

[voando]

Hedski. Don´t think we consider ourselves any worse than other country´s pilots. Just exercizing protective rights to force more training in our own industry to produce home-grown or Portugues speaking pilots - as offshore Brasil demands. Foreigner instructors are still allowed by law to fly here for periods of 6 months in certain circumstances. No more protective than other countries have been.

[PO dust devil]

Voanda.....So really you are referring to People's Republic of China or some other 3rd world regime?

[Outwest]

No more protective than other countries have been.

You are kidding right?

[Hedski]

Sorry Voanda but there is no way it is as innocent or clear cut as that in Brazil with reference to pilots from other countries even regarding the 6 month training period.
What about when there are no local pilots qualified on a new type etc. To be an offshore P1 on a new type you would need at least 100 hours on it before being able to act as P1.
Protectionism seems more appropriate.....

[SASless]

Safety management in its purest form........

Where is your spirit of adventure lad?

[voando]

Hedski.

What happens with a new type anywhere else. You either get 100 hours paid for by the client or you agree some training substitute - some pilots were already 332L2 qualified for EC 225 which EASA regards as the Puma Family all in one rating - the authority in Brasil (ANAC) demands seperate type rating for EC 225. Who's rule is the 100 horas offshore P1 - OGP or the operator, not the authority?

Outwest.

Learn Portugues, obtain citizenship, get license, come and fly with us with certainty!

[paulosaints]

"Learn Portugues, obtain citizenship, get license, come and fly with us with certainty!"

Easy to say, almost impossible to do... até para mim que sou Português...