Strike dates set for Aberdeen Bristow helicopter workers as union says ‘enough is enough’
A number of strike dates have been announced for Bristow helicopter workers next month.
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Bristow helicopter crews gear up for industrial action
Bristow helicopter crews have “overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action,” the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has confirmed.
Babcock agrees sale of Aberdeen-headquartered helicopter business to CHC
Babcock helicopters has conditionally agreed the sale of its oil and gas aviation business to rival CHC.
UK and Norwegian unions establish group to improve North Sea helicopter safety
Unions from the UK and Norway have established a dedicated working group to improve helicopter safety across the North Sea oil and gas industry.
UK-Norway unions to collaborate on North Sea helicopter safety
Unions from the UK and Norway have met in Aberdeen to formalise a collaboration to improve helicopter safety across the North Sea.
Negotiations continue as CHC Helicopter engineers reject further pay offer
Tense negotiations continued last night in a bid to avert possible strike action by engineers against a North Sea helicopter firm.
CHC Helicopter locked in 18-month battle with engineers over pay
Scores of engineers have been locked in a bitter pay dispute with employer CHC Helicopter for 18 months.
Strike action averted as North Sea helicopter pilots accept pay deal
Proposed strike action by North Sea pilots has been averted after union members voted to accept a pay deal.
North Sea helicopter pilots vote for strike action
North Sea helicopter pilots working for CHC have voted to take strike action following a pay dispute.
North Sea pilots in pay dispute
North Sea pilots are in a pay dispute with CHC Helicopter.
Unions call for government investment and respect for offshore workers
A trade union alliance representing oil and gas workers has renewed calls for government investment in North Sea infrastructure.
Pilots feel fatigue not taken seriously by airlines, poll says
Thousands of pilots believe fatigue is not taken seriously enough by airlines, according to a new survey.
Bristow to make 15 pilots redundant in Aberdeen
Bristow Helicopters is to make 15 pilots redundant the pilots union Balpa has revealed.
Pilots’ union talking to its lawyers as it reacts to CHC bankruptcy
Pilots' union BALPA said it was entering "new territory", as it met with representatives of helicopter operator CHC after the group's announcement that it was filling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
EV Insights: Unions battle for the North Sea
This week union bosses said North Sea workers were “disenfranchised and getting angrier by the day”. At pay cuts and redundancies continue to dominate headlines, Energy Voice looks back at how the dialogue between employers and the unions has played out in the past year.
Video: North Sea pilots face oil platform “black hole” effect when landing
Pilots are flying into a "black hole" when landing on North Sea platforms at night.
HeliOffshore chief says North Sea helicopter crash has been “catalyst” for change
A fatal helicopter crash in which four oil workers lost their lives two years ago has acted as a "catalyst" for lesson learning, according to the chief executive of HeliOffshore.
CHC confirms 18 job redundancies
CHC has confirmed 18 employees have been made redundant after a consultation took place over roles. The company said it had been able to minimise the loss to its North Sea operations. In August CHC began a consultation with staff estimating 50 positions could be affected at its Aberdeen base.
Offshore unions backed by TUC
The TUC has backed a motion calling for a concerted campaign to resist "commercial pressures" that offshore unions say could erode safety standards, cut jobs and training.
Industry defends itself against claims of ‘compromising safety’
The industry has robustly defended itself against claims that looming pilot cuts were compromising safety. British Airline Pilots’ Association’s (BALPA) General Secretary Jim McAuslan, said pilots were at risk as the await final confirmation of job losses. McAuslan spoke to Energy Voice after surveying its members for current sentiment.
BALPA: Pilots’ heads are not in the cockpit, not backing down from strike
The threat of North Sea job losses is clouding the cockpit, according to the latest findings from the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA).
BALPA calls for jobs summit after Bristow launches consultation
A call has been made by BALPA (The British Airline Pilots' Association) for the government to hold a summit on North Sea jobs. The plea comes after Bristow launched a consultation with staff over 130 positions. Bristow Helicopters told staff the global decline in oil price has prompted the decision, with up to 66 helicopter pilots and 64 other workers likely to be made redundant.
BALPA considers appealing black box decision for Sumburgh’s Super Puma crash
A pilots' union is considering whether to appeal a landmark legal decision to release the black box recorder from the Super Puma which crashed off Sumburgh in 2013 killing four oil industry workers. The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) is due to announce this week whether it intends to try and block the release of the recordings to prosecutors. Earlier, Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland successfully argued at the Court of Session that the black box should be released to the Crown Office in order to speed the investigation into whether any criminal proceedings should be brought in connection with the crash. Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin, Gary McCrossan, 59, from Inverness, Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland and George Allison, 57, from Winchester died when the Super Puma crashed two miles off the coast at Sumburgh, in August 2013.