CHC Sleeping Giant
 

Unrest at the CHC camp suggests the "giant" is about to be caught napping and let a long time and expanding (to 3 aircraft) Adelaide contract slip through their grasp.:uhoh:

High Nr,
What happened to your post?? Don't tell me you deleted it because you thought it was offensive??? or stupid???Possibly one of the moderators deleted it; and rightly so.

I quote one of your previous posts,

It’s interesting to recall my old English Teacher’s words of wisdom, “If your adversary [debating team] has to revert to personal attacks or name calling, then they have already lost, you may not have won, but they have lost.”

Your really are a hypocrite.

Well done Maintranschip and Wineboy. Your restraint showed a dignity that High Nr knows not the meaning of.

Adelaide EMS Contract
 

Anyone got the goss on this contract, supposed to be announced today!!:ok:

A rumour from Queensland.
 

Just heard via the back door that CHC Adelaide are drowning in stale beer tonight.

Interesting about their longevity in Home Base?

What’s next?, Helimed’s then Timor, maybe more.

The beer was as fresh as a daisy, thanks!!

Told you so. Could this be a big enough call to wake the giant??

:ouch:

There must be a few red faces at the top of the beanstalk

Any "Old English Teachers" who have read PPRUNE would have
already topped themselves .

Look on the bright side... at least now CHC will have another spare 412 to take over more NSW Air Ambulance contracts... look out Sydney, Hunter, Northern Rivers ;)


:ok:

Silence is deafening
 

I heard it was Australian Helicopters, that is Marine and Reef, a young Aussie Company on the move.

Pity about the arrogance and head up yah bum attitude of the “Sleeping Giants” Giants!!

Good for Australia, and who cares about the Canadians.

Hey AV8R [Helimed 3] and old Clarence, your so silent at the moment, unlike you at such a monumental occasion.

You fully realize that loosing your heartland is like Bristow loosing BWX, Jayrow loosing Bass Strait, Heli Res loosing the Antarctic and Kenny with his small MPT. It’s the beginning of the end and you don’t know it.

It was Australian Helicopters, hardly a young company, but good on them none the less. We will wait and see if they can service the contract; we all know what happened when Noris Dynan won the Victorian contract, couldn't supply and CHC were more than happy to pick up the pieces (didn't Noris have the same ops manager/chief pilot as Australian do now?). People win contract, people lose contracts that's what competition is all about. Losing 2 machines in S.A. is really no big deal. Winning 2 (or 3 or 4) in NSW will soon make up for it. Begining of the end? hardly.
As for the silence being deafening, well the same could be said about the NSW EMS threads. How are the boys in the 'gong going? Doing very well I hear, client very happy. Not much being said by you and your like on that score.
Again, Congratulations to Australian Helicopters.:ok:

Did the new new company win this contract.... or .... did CHC lose it!!! Maybe some heads are about to fall!!

High NR

How many Canadians work for CHC in Adelaide?:confused:

Check their financial backers before you declare them any more Aussie than anyone else.

Arrogance will loose it everytime.

Look at the track record, Woodside, Bass Strait, Coastwatch.

But of course we are not arrogant, its all you folk that won't listen!!

MEDIA RELEASE
Embargoed to 00:00 March 10, 2005

AUSTRALIAN COMPANY BEATS OVERSEAS COMPETITION

Local aviation company, Australian Helicopters, has beaten off one of the world’s largest providers of helicopter services to be named the preferred supplier for the seven-year $52 million Adelaide Bank Rescue Helicopter Service in South Australia.

Australian Helicopters’ Government Services Director, David Earley, said the decision reflected the company’s proven record in supplying rescue and emergency helicopter services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“Australian Helicopters has extensive experience in rescue and emergency services work, through its ongoing contracts with the Federal Government’s Coastwatch program and with Emergency Services in Queensland,’ Mr Earley said.

“We’ve built a strong reputation as a reliable and safe operator and one which is wholly Australian owned.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Australian Helicopters will provide a Bell 412 medium twin helicopter, a BK117 light twin helicopter and an EC130 B4 single engine helicopter along with a crew of 17, made up of pilots, crewmen, engineers and administrators.

The helicopters will be based at a purpose-built facility at the Adelaide airport.

“ We want to build a strong community relationship in Adelaide, just as we have done in the other regions we serve from the Torres Strait to Sydney.”

Australian Helicopters is expected to begin operating the Adelaide Bank Rescue Helicopter Service in late 2005.

Australian Helicopters is a private and wholly Australian owned company headquartered in Brisbane. It operates 23 helicopters and has 80 staff at bases from the Torres Strait to Sydney.

Didn`t CHC/Lloyds have the same Operations Manager/Chief Pilot
as Australian Helicopters do now? (Before he left CHC in disgust)

Good point Nigel. Regardless of the ownership, people at the pointy end suffer.

I think High NR is just trawling for an argument.

Either that, or he is loosing his mind.
Or is it already loost (or is that loosed...)?
Maybe just a git?:suspect:

Hey Squid.
 

Sure I'm trawling, but I'm up front and honest about it.

But the normal vocal one sided self indolent critics have yet to respond.

Nig, its not the Aussies that work here mate.....its where the $$$ goes in the end?

Its not the sharp end people that suffer, it will be all the Head Office hanger on’s that will be moved on now.

Power to the Pilots!!

High Nr

Why is it that the Australian Helicopter buisnesses must be wholly Australian owned. It doesnt make sense, by your reasoning every buisness that is owned by offshore interests have no right to operate in this country. The world doesn't work that way anymore and you know this so methinks you have a personal axe to grind. Kind of creepy huh