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BP resumes Super Puma operations | BP resumes Super Puma operations |
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Oil giant BP has resumed use of Super Puma helicopters following safety modifications in the wake of the North Sea crash in which 16 men died. | Oil giant BP has resumed use of Super Puma helicopters following safety modifications in the wake of the North Sea crash in which 16 men died. |
Inspections were ordered by the European Aviation Safety Agency earlier this month after the Bond accident. | Inspections were ordered by the European Aviation Safety Agency earlier this month after the Bond accident. |
BP said checks had been completed on helicopters available, and it was resuming flying the aircraft on Monday. | BP said checks had been completed on helicopters available, and it was resuming flying the aircraft on Monday. |
The company said it was not using Bond for passenger operations, but CHC and Bristow. | The company said it was not using Bond for passenger operations, but CHC and Bristow. |
BP had announced earlier this month it was conducting a review of Bond's operations. | |
The funerals of the men who died were being held last week, after a major memorial service the previous week. | |
Their Super Puma crashed off the Aberdeenshire coast on 1 April. | Their Super Puma crashed off the Aberdeenshire coast on 1 April. |
The cause of the crash is being investigated by experts. | The cause of the crash is being investigated by experts. |
An initial report indicated there had been a gearbox failure. | An initial report indicated there had been a gearbox failure. |
A task force made up of senior figures from across the oil and gas industry is looking at issues arising from the crash. | |
Another Super Puma ditched in the North Sea earlier this year. All 18 on board survived. |
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