I believe with the ring gear as shown in http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/578...ml#post9392368 the game for AH / H225 in offshore ops (at minimum) is over. It is only a question of time till the final report will presented by AIBN.
A minimum chance might be given, if AH and AVIO would work 24/7/365 on completely new solutions, but those also must be evaluated and certified and this takes time. A stopgap solution I don’t see on the horizon due to the already ordered grounding of Super Puma.
This is meaning the remaining operators have to work with alternate HC-Types. To switch back to AH / Super Puma after approx. one year or more might therefore be a very theoretical question.
To quote former Chairman Gorbachev: "Those who are late will be punished by life itself".
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