I have talked to a lot of KXL people, and to my knowledge the helicopter days are long over, since Brian took over, so give him credit for that. Tony Wood is extremely conscious of limiting expense.
The old Travelaire I think has saved them a ton of money, rather than spend money paying outsiders. As many staff as possible are locals who just drive to work. Here are some pix of the Travelaire - doesn't look like the George V to me ... :o) cedar