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| Emergency helicopters run by Bond Air Services back in air after being grounded | Emergency helicopters run by Bond Air Services back in air after being grounded |
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| Emergency services helicopters are back in the air after being grounded due to safety fears following the fatal Glasgow crash. | Emergency services helicopters are back in the air after being grounded due to safety fears following the fatal Glasgow crash. |
| Bond Air Services had suspended flights on all 22 of its EC 135s - the same model which crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub, killing 10 people - after a fault was discovered Wednesday. | Bond Air Services had suspended flights on all 22 of its EC 135s - the same model which crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub, killing 10 people - after a fault was discovered Wednesday. |
| UK ambulance services were affected. | UK ambulance services were affected. |
| Bond Air Services said that aircraft confirmed as having "no fault" would return to service. | Bond Air Services said that aircraft confirmed as having "no fault" would return to service. |
| 'Temporarily suspended' | |
| The operator said that the fleet had been grounded as a "precautionary measure". | The operator said that the fleet had been grounded as a "precautionary measure". |
| A statement read: "Following an issue with the fuel indication system on one of our aircraft yesterday we temporarily suspended service operations whilst we undertook further technical investigations of our fleet of EC135s." | A statement read: "Following an issue with the fuel indication system on one of our aircraft yesterday we temporarily suspended service operations whilst we undertook further technical investigations of our fleet of EC135s." |
| It added: "We will continue to work with the manufacturer Eurocopter on any aircraft which are found with this fault, with the aim of resuming normal service as soon as it is safe to do so." | It added: "We will continue to work with the manufacturer Eurocopter on any aircraft which are found with this fault, with the aim of resuming normal service as soon as it is safe to do so." |
| The areas affected included Dorset, Somerset, Thames Valley, the Isle of Wight, the Midlands, Scotland and Wales: | |
| Following the decision to ground the aircraft, the British Airline Pilots' Association has called for a review into how helicopter operations are regulated. | |
| "Pilots are looking to the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to take charge and provide the industry with the information that has informed the decision to ground the Bond EC-135 fleet," a statement read. | |
| "Flight safety is best served when there is transparency and openness and these developments leave everyone asking 'Why?'. | |
| "This grounding confirms our belief that a fundamental review about how helicopter operations are regulated is needed; a point we will be making forcefully to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee in their upcoming helicopter safety inquiry." |