Air Zermatt 429
TC
Many thanks for that info as haven't had time to look into the background. I thought the first European EMS customer was Alfa in Czech as they had selected it to replace the Bell 427 or at least supplement their 427 and 206LT fleet.
Then they picked the EC135.
Off hand the weight issues with the 429 appeared so Air Methods only took delivery of 2 (for Des Moines) at Heli Expo 2010 rather than the 16 or so airframes?
Apart from TC and FAA and maybe Indian DGAC approving for extra weight on the airframe I don't think EASA (please correct me on this ) had any notifications for weight insides regarding the 429.
Considering the altitudes that Air Zermatt operate at could this set the precedent for more operators in Europe say OAMTC here in Austria or Knaus or Schider to potentially look at the 429?
Also what's happening with CALSTAR order for the 429 is that still going ahead with this in spite of they just ordered the 135 ?
Cheers