Originally Posted by
heli14
I'd be surprised if they are operating it as 9 pax (8 in the cabin + 1 next to pilot) on a scheduled service unless they've found a way to move the duals! Recruitment post for engineers on Linkedin indicates a second S76 coming in early 2023, don't know if they plan to run two at the same time or if the 2nd is a maintenance back up.
There are high density pax cabin configurations for the 76 that would allow 9 (or more) pax in the cabin plus two pilots.
Agree with 212 that rotors running turnarounds of the general public on an S-76 are a higher risk level than I'd be comfortable to accept.
It was bad enough with trained offshore pax that were supposed to know what they were doing.