Originally Posted by
dangermouse
But the newer AW101 isn't. Only one civil EH101 was delivered to the Tokyo police but has now been retired, the AW101 is certifiable but not certified by a civil authority
That was actually my understanding, so I was surprised to see the EASA TCDS dated 2016 (albeit to Part 29 Amd 27!). I know AW were in discussions with some IOCs a few years ago, and it would needed around 10 orders to pay for re-certification, but then the bottom fell out of the market and long range drilling stopped.....