Originally Posted by
birmingham
Given that the Norwegian and British authorities must also be in possession of this information it is strange that 13 days later they haven't releaxed the ban.
It is unsurprising that the regulators are more cautious than the manufacturer here but they will usual make statements when significant information comes to light. Their statement of 3 May didn't really endorse Aibus Helicoters' comments.
Indeed, this sustained contradiction is a bit surprising. Possibly AH was a bit too optimistic with their early conclusion based on what was known then and now don't know how to retreat from their statement.
Still it would be quite embarrassing for them should come out that their relatively definitive statement was premature and wrong.