UK Launches Safety Review of North Sea Helicopter Operations

While the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch is still probing the Eurocopter Super Puma fatal accident that killed four in August, the country’s CAA, its Norwegian counterpart and the European Aviation Safety Agency have launched a wider safety review of North Sea helicopter operations. Given that causal factors in recent accidents involved pilot performance and rotor and transmission failures, “an urgent review of the overall safety performance levels that currently exist in the North Sea operational context is required,” the CAA stated.

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