Helicopters: Norway

(asked on 31st January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Airbus Helicopters on (a) Airbus' internal investigations into the accident at Turøy in April 2016 and (b) progress made in identifying with the Accident Investigation Board for Norway the causes of that accident.


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John Hayes
This question was answered on 7th February 2017

Following the accident in April 2016, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been in regular contact with all interested parties including Airbus helicopters, the European Aviation Safety Agency, Norwegian authorities, helicopter operators, the offshore industry and workforce representatives. Department for Transport officials have also had discussions with Airbus Helicopters.

The Norwegian accident investigation team has published interim reports on its progress investigating the accident. Its work continues and a final report has not yet been published.

The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is assisting the Accident Investigation Board of Norway (AIBN) under European and International protocols, and has been involved in their discussions with the manufacturer. The AIBN are conducting the investigation and any information on the investigation and progress will be released and published by them.

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