Originally Posted by
HughMartin
It's a shame none of the UK based large helicopter operators were able to do this work. In the "good old days", Bond Bristow and BIH would have been competing for this job. There have been a number of lifting jobs during the recent past which have ended up with a foreign operator being brought in to do the work.
Unfortunately there's not many helis or companies which can lift 8 tonnes in one go
Chopjock if memory serves me correctly EASA/SPO allows non EASA registered A/C up to six months to operate in EASA land before the requirement for reregistration comes in to force.
Cheers SS