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A spokesman for the Government Flying Service (GFS) said today (January 1) that the two Super Puma helicopters are ready to resume their service after thorough investigation and inspections.
GFS took the decision to temporarily suspend the operation of the Super Puma helicopters for ?further investigation and consultation with Eurocopter, the manufacturer, following the incident in Shing Mun Reservoir on December 27 last year.
During the past few days, technical advice was sought and obtained from Eurocopter. Based on Eurocopter's advice, detailed technical inspection of the other two GFS Super Pumas has been carried out by GFS's professional maintenance staff.
Following the detailed inspections, both GFS and Eurocopter are confident that the incident was an isolated case, and that the remaining GFS Super Pumas are safe to be put back to service.
GFS will closely monitor the operations of the two Super Puma helicopters.
Ends/Saturday, January 1, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:20
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