Hevilift Png
 

Anyone got the scoop on whats happening at Hevilift png at the moment?
I see they are looking for a new CEO & Chief Engineer among others.

thanks in advance

SL

Hevilift PNG ??
 

Apart from the mentioned there have been 7 pilots resign in the last month !!
Happy camp ?,I think not.

Thanks L1.
Certainly doesn't sound too good

Anyone know the reason why?,
and where are all these guys going?

cheers
SL

Thanks FD,
Yeah..., I see where your coming from.

Just trying to see whats happening at Hevilift..... reasons etc. People of that number don't leave for no good reason.
Also wondering where they might be going?

I've seen quite a few job ads in Aus recently, and wondering whether they might be going to Aus or somewhere else.
I know in my flying career to date, I've spent more time out of Aus than in.

It's a big wide world out there when you start looking. Thought a few guys at Hevilift might be onto something.... you never know.
It would be good to know though.... would'nt it?. I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be interested in finding out.

Perhaps someone out here might have a bit more info..... if they feel like sharing.
Much appreciated.

cheers
SL

Why are people leaving Hevilift? I will give you a BIG clue.
The company must have the only (so called) Financial Director who planned to give Multi crew IFR Twin heli pilots a pay CUT!!!! :=
This after a pay raise was due last April.
He was somewhat surprised at the lack of warm fuzzy atmosphere when he attempted to explain this to the pilots concerned at the two IFR bases!!!!
Obviously he has no idea of the lack of pilots out there.:uhoh::ugh:
One pilot went within a few days of the Grand Plan Announcement.
Another VERY long term pilot was given the DCM after giving ( while bottle fatigued) vent to his VERY explicitly descriptive thoughts on the integrity of the FD. The company was already short of pilots and is now more so.
2 more have interviews to go onto nice shiny new 139s.
The future is looking shaky.:*

Thought they were looking for pilots in Timor and Solomons and an onshore oil contract in PNG? Is there a mass exodus on the cards and is it pay cuts in the ME division only?:ooh:

Damn. And I just wrote them about a month-on/month-off gig. Ah, well. It's not like they're going to write back or anything.

Probably another case there of the well tried and tested management technique of every so often marching the unsuspecting suspect infront of the firing squad in order to keep all the suspecting suspects in line.

Hey 47.
From what I hear, you forgot a couple of items that highlight the standards of Hevi Lift PNG. I hear there is an INSURANCE problem as well. With your Solomon and Timor base being in support of peace keeping efforts, the usual insurgency civil disturbance but not actual war, it is a bit “sad” of Hevi Lift to have dropped insurance cover if crew are hurt / dead due to any thing but a “routine” accident. Kept this info to themselves as well.
Don’t even think about loss of license or normal PA insurance for world cover, etc. etc. I hear that the casualty evacuation plan is a LOT vague.

It must be inspiring to have a NON FLYING IFR Chief Pilot and deputy CP. Especially with a pilot shortage. Hmmmm, if I come back to Hevi Lift maybe I can get a non flying pilot position?:rolleyes:

They might not be able to afford the war risk insurance premiums if rumors are true that the taxes deducted from the staff pays over the past X number of years (allegedly) haven't been remitted to the tax office. Now the collector of taxes office wants its money, and it's a big number (allegedly). Or so it's rumored. No doubt more will be revealed when those loyal Hevilift suspects...er subjects...decamp to the HNZ camp and then fall outside the provisions of the Hevilift Secrecy Act (As Amended).

What a bunch of foolish and ill informed s*#t this thread has been so far. Coming from someone in the know from the coal face, Hevilift's issues have been simply a lack of communication during a pretty critical period. There are other issues that every company will inevitably face from time to time simply due to the fact that there will always be a somewhat warped sense of the real world existing in the bean counters minds thanks to their lack of real world experience!! Three cheers to any Directors with the ability to avoid this anomally and soar to new heights. Possible but certainly not probable!! A very good company that still has a lot to offer and a management team that has shown an ability to listen.

Obviously some of the bunch of foolish and ill informed s*#t in this thread has come from people presently working at the coal face for HL. So if they are ill informed, as alleged, then by deduction they are ill informed because their management has not informed them, or their management has informed them but with mis-information. Either way it comes back to the management. The other alternative is they're all stirers, or all liars, and knowing who this ppruner knows there, I know that not to be the case.

But credit to the said senior managers/Directors where due. Several of whom are afterall members of the "stick up" club, and to stick at it after being stuck up by a rascol holding a hair trigger shot gun at your face, on more than one occasion I might add, deserves special mention. PNG is a tough gig on many fronts.

No doubt the truth can be seen from different perspectives.

Bloggs, I'll leave it there thanks mate. Sorry to get involved!! :ok:

Can any of you guys "in the know" shed any light on the Hevilift operation in Indonesia? Going okay or something to steer clear of?

Rumors that HL have a new contract in the Philipines for 2 helicopters, that might be another option for anyone considering.

Good to see the lads and ladettes finally won a jersey here on the thread. I here it has been a rather bitter pill, handled more profressionally at some bases than at others. Looking from the outside with maybe a view to join such a prestigious aviation company at some future date, makes me wonder!
Always being in close contact with crew involved at the bases, I was left incredulous at the suggestion of a pay drop!! Unbelievable in the industry where it is at the time.
Certainly lost a lot of credibilty with a lot of people.
Good luck
Rotor

Insurance fixed up?
 

Apparently the insurance situation has been fixed-up and you will be covered when touring to "peace-keeping operations" bases. Anyone care to comment?

When the Boij brothers took a 50% share in HL from Collins & Leahy they immediately turned around and offered a USD$10k pay cut to some/most of the pilots.

Semi Rigid you forgot to mention after the pay drop about 70% of the guys left so they hired new guys, then had an accident in which the pilot was banged up pretty bad and 3 nationals were killed, and the brothers have said cost them a million $.