Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
It must be based at STN then ready to ferry whomever in the Turkmenistan govt/VIP families etc when in the UK, much like some of the other M.E countries seem to do.
Actually, the Turkmenistan S-92s fly over the the UK for their larger checks. An outfit at Stansted carries out the maintenance, they've been over in the past. This particular example has been at STN since September and I suspect was seen on it's test flight [it probably went to Fairoaks, that's where they normally go as it's quieter than Farnborough]
Quite a trip for them to fly from Turkmenistan. The outfit at STN also carries out other S-92 maintenance. The Turkish government S-92s also go through there after flying up from Turkey.