Following the tragic Norwegian Super Puma helicopter accident on Friday, April 29, the United Kingdom and Norwegian Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) have been collaborating very closely and are united in their approach.
Shortly after the accident, both organizations introduced restrictions to the Airbus EC225LP helicopter to prevent operators using it for commercial flights. Both organizations have now also agreed to extend the scope of the restriction to include the AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter until further information is available.
The decision to extend the restriction is based on the close similarities between the two types of helicopter and neither helicopter can be used by either U.K. or Norwegian operators for commercial flights.
The restrictions do not apply to search-and-rescue flights.
The accident remains under investigation by the Norwegian authorities and we remain in close contact with all offshore helicopter operators to continue to assess the situation.
