Bristow pilots accept pay deal, bringing an end to industrial action
Bristow Group helicopter pilots and technical crews have accepted a multi-year pay deal, bringing an end to strikes which affected North Sea operations.
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Bristow helicopter bosses urge Aberdeen workers to stop strike action and restart pay negotiations
The flight operator said a claim of a real time pay decrease of 25% for technical crew is "simply not true".
Airbus not expecting any surge of oil and gas industry interest
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even said yesterday the aircraft manufacturer was not expecting a major recovery in demand from the offshore energy industry despite higher oil prices.
OPINION: Where helicopter safety is concerned, regulations matter
Helicopter safety has been big news in 2018, with passengers, community members, unions and politicians justifiably demanding that safety standards in the North Sea are kept to the highest level.
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.
Airbus taking offshore helicopter safety to new heights
More strides are being made to make North Sea commuting safer for passengers and pilots alike.