Layoffs

[Murdoch]

Maybe we should all just be a little more careless with our campfires this summer...

 

I'll go pull the bambi bucket out and make sure it's ready to go

[Darksidelogger]

The general public is doing that enough already and what do we all the other 11 months of the year?

 

Rough and dirty eyeball indicates in 2006 BC had 30 Heavies whopping around including: 61’s, 64’s, Ka-32’s, 214B’s, K-Max’s, Vertol’s, Chinook’s,

 

For 2009 I think that with all the changes BC will have around 12-16?

maybe my numbers are a bit off anyone else have a better estimate?

 

DSL

[rumrunner]

Yesterday Helifor laid off a bunch of people. First time in forever and unfortunatly I was one of them. It is a shame as the Boeing Vertol in my opinion is the very best aircraft in the world to work on and for hard work and high utilization nothing compares. 2400 hours per year max power min power every two or three minutes for 11 hours a day. I will miss the old 107 and the fine group of people that work there.

 

 

Old.. sorry to hear about this. Are they also parking machines?

I have heard that some operators are seriously looking at reducing fleet size.

One operator by as much as 50%. Apparently no minning work on the horizon.

 

 

[smallville]

Yesterday Helifor laid off a bunch of people. First time in forever and unfortunatly I was one of them. It is a shame as the Boeing Vertol in my opinion is the very best aircraft in the world to work on and for hard work and high utilization nothing compares. 2400 hours per year max power min power every two or three minutes for 11 hours a day. I will miss the old 107 and the fine group of people that work there.

 

Hey OLD

I just got laid off from helifor as well. Which one are you? I was the big guy on HFW's crew. Got any prospects on new work?

[problemchild64]

I got laided off 2 months ago from cac. No notice, nothing, punted to the curb. So i know how you feel. hang in there

[old]

Hey OLD

I just got laid off from helifor as well. Which one are you? I was the big guy on HFW's crew. Got any prospects on new work?

I was the fat guy on HFF buddy.

[helicopterjim]

I got laided off 2 months ago from cac. No notice, nothing, punted to the curb. So i know how you feel. hang in there

 

I heard that CACA - oops I mean CAC - is coming to an end with logging in Canada. Only fires and construction from here on. Sounds like the way for most logging outfits now. Time for a new pay scale!!

[happyfeet]

I heard that CACA - oops I mean CAC - is coming to an end with logging in Canada. Only fires and construction from here on. Sounds like the way for most logging outfits now. Time for a new pay scale!!

 

 

Bloody sad state of affairs. Good luck fellas finding a new job in this market. Start working on the speach accent. Oyiii mate

 

HF

 

[Jet B]

Sorry to hear about the lay offs guys.

 

Hope you find something else soon.

[Guest Angry Egg Driver]

I just talked to a buddy that is at Helifor and he said they laid off co-jos and 500 pilots.6 in total i think.