Ministers won’t commit to copter safety inquiry despite union pressure
ByMark Lammey
The nose landing gear of a CHC-operated H175 helicopter collapsed on its approach into Aberdeen last July.
Trade union bosses have issued fresh calls for a public inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety after a report showed fatigue was a factor in a “near miss” at Aberdeen Airport.
But their pleas failed to gain traction with the UK and Scottish Governments, who claimed an inquiry would not enhance the work already being carried out by regulators, unions and operators to make helicopter flights safer.
The RMT union earlier said it would “step up pressure” on ministers following the Air Accident Investigation Branch’s (AAIB’s) investigation into the incident in Aberdeen last July.
