albatross - the TSB are conulting the parties about the report. As two parties are in a court case you can bet that the lawyers put a lot of comments in and it will suit them if it takes a long time for TSB to resolve those comments. While the TSB evidence is not admissable in a court case, if the report comes out first there would be a media frenzy in court.
ic - yes their are many differences, with pros and cons of each aircraft.
The Crown has said publically they won't accept the S-92 MHP in Canada without a run-dry gearbox (
subtext: as in their EH101 Cormorants)
Ottawa won't accept helicopters without run-dry capability - The Globe and Mail
I'm sure many people would like to know when
that certification test is complete.
Perhaps that test result is one of the hundreds / thousands of technical requirements that was in the Indian RFPs.
I also hear a rumour that the 101 has been ordered to replace the presidential S-92 in Turkmenistan and the Canadian Military have surveyed the cancelled VH-71s.