It is obvious it was a crew related problem. If it had been some major problem with the S76, don't you think it would be in Bristow's interest to reveal it asap and perhaps sue Sikorsky. Bristow is a huge customer for them and if the recent accident was due to a major aircraft malfunction we would all know by now and Bristow would sue Sikorsky for damages. Big contracts being lost and 6 lives last august 2015. So, it was a big, huge, crew related cock-up and thus the stalling, the cover ups and the "yes we'll do an internal audit...but why just us and not the others too?"
Nationalization looks great on paper, it's just hard to explain to customers when their workers "narrowly escape death" and even harder when loosing contracts and the big bosses from Huston are calling for an explanation. Wait a minute! Wasn't nationalization Akin's big plan? Isn't he working in Houston now? Why don't they ask him? And ask him about the few mill that went missing too!