Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Bristow Helicopters says investigations continue into the cause of a controlled ditching into the North Sea earlier this week by one of its aircraft.
The EC225 Super Puma, flown by another operator, was transporting a drilling crew working for Total in the Shetlands area.
As a precaution, Bristow will continue to delay the operation of its 11 EC225 Super Pumas from its Aberdeen base, and of eight other EC225s and two AS332Ls working elsewhere in the world.
The company said: “The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance. Our affected aircraft will not fly until we are satisfied that it is safe to do so based on information provided by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in the UK and the manufacturer of the Super Puma, Eurocopter…
“We are working closely and sharing information with the other affected helicopter operators in Aberdeen, as well as the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK.”
10/24/2012
