Despite more than 4 million hours of safe flight and that a rational explanation of the cause is in progress it would seem that the passengers and the E&P companies have already decided that this is one catastrophic mechanical failure too many. CHC is in poor financial help, Airbus has a
PR and sales nightmare.
The outcome of the investigation is necessary for the victims families to understand what happened, for manufacturers and operators to learn lessons but whatever the conclusion the Superpuma's days as the North Sea workhorse are surely over.
If companies wont rent it and passengers wont ride in it it is a legacy helicopter