Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines. Tony has covered avionics, unmanned vehicles, the supply chain and cyberwarfare.
Norwegian investigators probing the fatal crash of a CHC-operated Airbus H225/EC225 on April 29 say it was caused by technical problems, not pilot error.
The company said that in light of “additional information gathered during the last 48 hours,” the manufacturer had chosen not to suspend flights “of any nature” for the EC225. The company halted commercial operations of the helicopter following a fatal accident in Norway on April 29.
