Two vaguely SAR-H related questions.
1) It was said that:
"This year marks the start of the first phase of its SAR Harmonization project, with CHC Helicopter taking over the Maritime and Coastguard Agency contract for civil services from Bristow Helicopters after 20-plus years. That five-year contract, which CHC is fulfilling with new SAR-configured Sikorsky Aircraft S-92s and AgustaWestland AW139s, was a wake-up call for operators and manufacturers that the United Kingdom is changing the way it does business."
We've heard a great deal about the first two S-92s, but when will the AW139s enter service in the SAR role, and where will they be based?
2) Six bidders went to four, and then to three.
We know that Bond/AgustaWestland dropped out to leave:
Airknight team (Lockheed Martin/VT/British International Helicopters)
CHC/Thales
UK Air Rescue (Bristow/SERCO/FB Heliservices)
who were bidders 5 and 6?
3) Which bid team is offering which helicopter combination?
a) S-92 and AW139
b) AW101 and AW139
c) EC225 and AW139