Colibri
Hence my question for the 3rd time "Was there any history of the Norwegian EC225 gearbox making metal before the crash, because if not the likelihood of similarity with REDL is probably reduced?"
There is an investigation into a catastrophic failure of some kind which killed 13 people being conducted by the AIBN.
There are potentially multiple liability issues, the future of a whole Airbus Helicopter product line is at stake, probably some helicopter operators and part of a global industry.
You can ask as many times as you like but I don't think you are going to find that answer on here anytime soon, probably until the report is issued.