Thridle op des - we may or may not be neighbours - I'm on the 777.

In retrospect, I should never have left the N Sea - living where I wanted to live and, of course, I would by now be earning a lot more than I do now. The biggest drawback about our current employer is quality of life - I have none! Whether the N Sea would be a significant improvement is probably questionable.

What do you think of the 'payrise'? - it's probably not enough to stop me from leaving - even with it I'll still end up hitting the savings for a top up!

Banksman -

are conoco looking at servicing the Viking out of Norwich?

roundwego

The company has just concluded it's pay and pension offer to the pilots and we will be balloted this month with the answer known on or around the 27th of May this pay award has been inextricably linked to a new (Hybrid F/S) pension scheme that would be open to new entrants subject to certain conditions, that whilst not as good when compared to the existing Final Salary one is much better than what our competitors have.

Aberdeen

Will be implimenting an equal time roster for all pilots based here and there will be two options, 5/2/5/9/5/2/6/8 and 7/7 (days worked) and is seen by the pilots as a quantum leap forwards over our competitors.

Pilot vacancies

Well having made pilots offers for Voluntary redundancies that they couldn't refuse the company now finds itself short of pilots, but so does all the operators here as the "boom time is back again!"

Contracts come and go and that,s just business, however ther is a nett increase in demand for pilots and if your not bothered which colour flying suit you wear then this is where the money is.

Good luck.

Sun dancer - see your PM's

TOD

I know this might sound likely as Howard making PM but does anyone think they would sponsor a 0 hour wannabe?

:ok: Most likely they will fly from Norwich instead of Humberside as there is not alot of flying time difference Delta ng

If Bond or Bristow won any more contracts from CHC they'd sh*t themselves! They're having enough trouble manning the current contracts. If there are significant changes in the future the chances are that whoever wins the contracts will need to also take on the Type/Role trained pilots from the incumbent company as well.

7 years to do and am I worried?










NOPE!

CHC UK Pay award rejection
 

I hear from a little hummingbird that the CHC UK pilots have rejected their management's latest pay and pensions offer by an 80% majority. Glad to know at least one major UK operator workforce is not prepared to see their terms and conditions disappear down the plughole without a fight after the Bristow workforce gave up their pensions so easily.

But are they prepared to fight???

I hear conflicting stories of pilots being made redundant and then being re-employed the next day on a wopping day rate.

What is happening on the North Sea nowadays? Is it time to come back??

"Bristow workforce gave up their pensions so easily."

I don't recall there being much choice in the matter.
:mad:

"I hear conflicting stories of pilots being made redundant and then being re-employed the next day on a wopping day rate."

Nothing conflicting about it, that is what Scotia have been doing for sveral years now. Though now should be only co-piloting. Well that is the theory anyway.

Only come back if you can fly a Dauphin.

First CHC S-92 enters revenue service in North Sea
 

First CHC S-92 enters revenue service in North Sea

CHC Helikopter Service's first S-92 entered revenue service this week under contract with Norsk Hydro, one of Norway's major oil companies.

Prior to entering into service, the aircraft underwent modifications including the installation of passenger entertainment systems and additional communications equipment at the CHC maintenance facilities in Stavanger, Norway.

This S-92 helicopter is part of an aircraft order that Sikorsky signed with CHC back in the spring of 2004. This is the first of two S-92 helicopters that will be owned by CHC and operated under contract with Norsk Hydro.
The second S-92, also under contract with Norsk Hydro, was delivered in April and is scheduled to enter into revenue service later this month.

CHC also has a contract with Statoil for one not yet delivered S-92 helicopter that will be operating out of Kristansund, Norway. This aircraft is scheduled to become operational this summer.

Only come back if you can fly a Dauphin??
A curious comment, I can, but what difference would it make?

CHC advertising for 332L & L2 Pilots
 

In the Press & Journal yesterday CHC are advertising as above for Permanent or Contract pilots following the award of 2 contracts.

Which contracts are these, I thought it was all doom and gloom following the move of 2 major contracts to Bristow?

Nothing on the P&J web site today!
Curious??

bondu:confused:

The only contracts up for grabs soon are TOTAL and CONOCOPHILIPS which CHC have and MARATHON which BRISTOW have.
Rumours are that Total and Conoco could be leaving CHC:oh:

57...

What 2 "major" contracts have "moved" from CHC to Bristow? I know this is a rumour network but purleese.....

Wiz

Hmmn, Talisman moved from CHC to Bristow, Shell stayed with Bristow. So I make that 1 major contract move, but being announced in the next week is the Nexon/Marathon contracts..............

Going back to the original topic, the ad is now on the Flight International website. (Search for 'Flight Crew', keyword 'chc').


Regards,

B73

More CHC news


CHC North Sea contract update


VANCOUVER, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CHC Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX:
FLY.SV.A and FLY.MV.B; NYSE: FLI) announced today changes to contracts in the
Norwegian North Sea, as follows:

ConocoPhillips Norway has awarded CHC a five-year contract renewal for the
provision of two upgraded Super Puma MK1 helicopters to provide Search and
Rescue and shuttle services in the Ekofisk region of the North Sea. The
contract, which commences September 1, 2006, replaces an existing contract for
the provision of two AS365 N2 helicopters, and is valued at approximately $88
million (all figures in Canadian dollars) over the five-year period.

ConocoPhillips Norway has also extended an existing crew-change contract to
September 1, 2006, but has announced it will not renew the contract with CHC
beyond this date. BP/Talisman has extended a related crew-change contract to
December 31, 2005, but has announced it will not renew the contract with CHC
beyond this date. These two crew change contracts utilize a combined three
Super Puma MK2 aircraft plus pool use aircraft, and are currently valued at a
total of $46 million per annum.

CHC has identified several potential markets for the redeployment of these
aircraft in 2006 and is confident demand for its aircraft will continue to grow
in the North Sea and in offshore markets around the world. With the recent
creation of Heli-One, an independent leasing and repair and overhaul division
within the company, CHC is confident it will be better able to keep its fleet
fully utilized despite changes in regional markets.

CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest provider of helicopter
services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating
in more than 30 countries and a team of approximately 3,400 professionals
worldwide.

So Basically what's happening to CHC :confused: