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19th Oct 2009, 12:44
Replies: 18
Views: 3,247
Posted By Yarba

Post IATA Suspends Bellview Airlines

According to the Champion, IATA has susended Bellview Airlines:
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2009, 05:25
Replies: 27
Views: 4,579
Posted By Yarba

Hidden Agenda, You're entirely wrong. The...

Hidden Agenda,

You're entirely wrong. The offer was also authorised by the CEO (also a non-Indian). I later discovered it was more to do with internal politics in the company and someone local...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jan 2009, 13:36
Replies: 27
Views: 4,579
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down I was offered a job by a large Indian helicopter...

I was offered a job by a large Indian helicopter company flying Bell 412s in 2007. The offer came from their operations manager (a Brit) but when the contract came from their HRM (an Indian lady) it...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2009, 19:28
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,090,685
Posted By Yarba

Caverton has very impressive website - shame that...

Caverton has very impressive website - shame that most of the helicopters in it are not even in Nigeria again :ugh:. The A109 was sold a long time ago and I heard the Dauphins are back with their...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2008, 14:03
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,090,685
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Fictitious Kidnappings

Here's an article from a Nigerian newspaper with details of a recent kidnapping, as a result of which a 10 year old boy was strangled :mad::
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2008, 08:43
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

SP, You are quite correct. More information...

SP,

You are quite correct. More information on the origins of the name and the more modern dispute can be found here:

Persian Gulf Naming Dispute...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2008, 16:02
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Well I've certainly had enough of Nigeria and...

Well I've certainly had enough of Nigeria and despite the lower money with ADA I'm rejoining. You think there are engineering problems in Abu Dhabi, just have a look at the state of some of the 412s...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2008, 19:08
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

New accommodation under construction - MUCH...

New accommodation under construction - MUCH further out than the cr*p vans.

New pay rise - pay still cr*p.

Bill Lee good - upper management still cr*p :E
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2008, 18:27
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Well, last time I calculated, 20% of almost...

Well, last time I calculated, 20% of almost nothing was still almost nothing :E
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2007, 16:37
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil I hear that it's because the new lot actually...

I hear that it's because the new lot actually want to impose proper standards :eek:
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2007, 14:36
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

That may be because ME is now DFO at Global...

That may be because ME is now DFO at Global Vectra and taking on the guys he knows from there. However, he has to do this because I hear a lot of pilots have left GV lately and some of them are...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2007, 21:12
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

These rates are only half what a contract LAE...

These rates are only half what a contract LAE gets in Africa now. No wonder there's a high staff turnover in the Arabian Gulf. It'shard to get people to work in West Africa, but the staff turnover...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2007, 11:04
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

flungdung, Why not just forget the Gulf? ...

flungdung,

Why not just forget the Gulf? CHC is paying contract pilots CAD$ 700 (US$) 650 a day in Nigeria now. For both CHC and Bristow Captains in Nigeria now get an average of more than...
1st May 2007, 17:38
Replies: 152
Views: 19,636
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Since I left the sandpit and came to work Africa,...

Since I left the sandpit and came to work Africa, I have met many African pilots who trained in School 43 and have never heard allegation like yours. Some said they don't like the location of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2007, 19:32
Replies: 7
Views: 2,767
Posted By Yarba

Devil :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :}

:} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :}
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2007, 05:35
Replies: 7
Views: 2,767
Posted By Yarba

Devil ADA?

Surely you can't be talking about ADA? One of the world's top employers, which has employed many of the world's helicopter pilots for periods as short as 3 months. With their industry leading pay...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2006, 19:09
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil It's kind of comforting to see that nothing ever...

It's kind of comforting to see that nothing ever changes at ADA. As usual a strong rumor is followed by definite confirmation, then absolutely certainty, but before the concrete test (money in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2006, 09:35
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil So JL is still there along with Chandra - things...

So JL is still there along with Chandra - things really have not improved. Does Jack still like to drive a Caddie-lack and make sure everybody knows it? Out in Nigeria now are many pilots who were...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2006, 19:31
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil So just how many, many years has the ADA 10% pay...

So just how many, many years has the ADA 10% pay rise rumor been circulating now? Even more than the news of the move to the fantastic new housing (including those from all the people who have even...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Dec 2006, 18:04
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,090,685
Posted By Yarba

Devil Tyreburst V Ada - Difficult

Stacey,

Yes Tyreburst is now doing his thing, causing Bristow trouble keeping pilots in Mauritania. Difficult to know which would be worse - working with him again or working for those a**holes...
20th Sep 2006, 18:30
Replies: 32
Views: 5,074
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Don't Go - Africa Is Home

The ME cost me 6 months of my life. I had all the same thoughts as you and only one good thing came out of it. After just short time there I was offered new job back in Africa even better than...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2006, 18:23
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil OK, whatever. Wonder why ADA asked me to stay on...

OK, whatever. Wonder why ADA asked me to stay on after I quit (which I did for a few months to help them out) and why they gave me the letter I still have saying I would be welcome back any time. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2006, 22:05
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

It looks as if nothing ever changes in the Gulf...

It looks as if nothing ever changes in the Gulf then - at least not for at least the last 10-15 years. Agree about DU - more a politician than an engineer or administrator. As for FL - well I think...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2006, 21:51
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil r44, I#ve never been fired by anybody. I'm one...

r44,
I#ve never been fired by anybody. I'm one of few pilots who left ADA of his own chosing. Tel me about good jobs and lifestyles in the Middle east if you're so knowledgeable about area? ...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2006, 17:18
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Devil Business as normal then :E The low pay,...

Business as normal then :E The low pay, abominable housing and cr*p management have been the cause of anything between 20 and 50 pilots a year leaving for many years now. Maybe the pilots on site...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2006, 16:50
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Good housing, boring work, lousy pay. Was...

Good housing, boring work, lousy pay. Was reported within the last year that maintenance standards falling. Have work in Iran :suspect:
If desperate, okay for short while to give you a chance to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2006, 21:13
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Yes, They're all way below what you'd get for...

Yes,
They're all way below what you'd get for doing the same job almost anywhere else and you'll be treated like s:mad:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2006, 19:41
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Hope the mobile phone has a good alarm because I...

Hope the mobile phone has a good alarm because I wouldn't normally even get out of bed for that sort of money ;)
The advertisement's a wind up, yes?
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2006, 14:41
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

Thumbs down Lousy pay, lousy housing, treat their staffs like...

Lousy pay, lousy housing, treat their staffs like garbage, horrible people to work for :ugh: (no was never fired by them either :E )
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2005, 19:49
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

paco, you mean that you actually earn less at...

paco, you mean that you actually earn less at Aerogulf than you did in UK!!! It just goes to highlight how poor the wages are. I hear someone's just leaving there to go to Nigeria, things are so...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2005, 17:34
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,090,685
Posted By Yarba

I don't think there's any such thing as a caring...

I don't think there's any such thing as a caring employer any more. The old legends who started the companies for who many of us now work - the likes of the elder Schreiner, Bristow and Bonds are...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2005, 22:00
Replies: 174
Views: 58,069
Posted By Yarba

Hi Musket, I think you'll find that in...

Hi Musket,

I think you'll find that in reality there's no such thing as Nigerian Cat A. Cat A is based on ICAO Class 1 performance, which basically says that at any time after you start moving...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2005, 17:22
Replies: 174
Views: 58,069
Posted By Yarba

Musket 33, Surely the only requirement for...

Musket 33,

Surely the only requirement for 155 to operate Cat A is Shell, no? I thought Bell 212 was operated Cat A as well, just it has a shorter reject distance and having skids, can be...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2005, 08:09
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

I don't work for Aerogulf either. Their housing...

I don't work for Aerogulf either. Their housing isn't that great (OK it's better than ADA's, but so is a Bedouin's tent :E ). However, there's no getting away from the fact that they pay less than...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2004, 07:44
Replies: 1,119
Views: 338,444
Posted By Yarba

'Safety' boss - I like your humor :ok: He's the...

'Safety' boss - I like your humor :ok: He's the most self-serving individual I ever met. As you say, with him it's nothing to do with safety - just a whole heap of BS and trying to make every one...
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