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Eurocopter CEO: "EC-225 helicopters will fly again in April"

Paris, France - "It’s a top priority for us", Lutz Bertling declares

On Thursday 24 January 2013 President and CEO of Eurocopter Lutz Bertling declared the the EC-225 helicopters will be authorized to fly again by April, after two aircraft of the model were forced to perform a ditching in the North Sea during 2012, in March and October, because of a failure of the main gearbox (MGB) lubrication system. Fortunately, in both the incidents no casualties were reported. Following...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1149215
Rome, Italy, 01/24/2013 23:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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