Originally Posted by
minigundiplomat
IIRC Babcock (as it was then) crashed 2 AW139 in the Italian Alps in the space of 2 weeks back in 2016/2017 ish....
That's the same operator, crashing the same type, in the same area.... three times. Is this a local issue, or a cultural issue?
Is it a coincidence that Babcock offloaded that HEMS operation and the one in Spain recently but interestingly kept the one in France?
Also, that's pretty high for twin engine HEMS. It's way more efficient (disposable load at altitude) to use a single for that kind of work. I wonder if the recent change in HEMS rules in Europe played a part here?