Campaigners unhappy over ‘lack of support’ from MSPs to accelerating FAI system
A refusal by the Scottish Government to commit to speeding up the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) system was greeted with dismay yesterday.
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New row over Super Puma crash details
A row broke out last night after a union accused prosecutors of suppressing information about an offshore copter crash in the North Sea five years ago.
Mixed reaction from industry as CAA announces major review of offshore helicopter safety
UK and Norwegian aviation chiefs are to launch a joint review of offshore helicopter safety in the wake of last month's fatal Super Puma crash off Shetland.
Super Puma seating set-up to be changed
Exclusive: The company behind the Super Puma helicopter has announced plans to change the seating set-up inside the aircraft, we can reveal.
Super Puma safety under discussion at Norway aviation conference
The spate of Super Puma helicopter accidents in recent years is to feature at an offshore safety conference in Norway this week.
Lord Advocate: Families of Super Puma victims deserve fast answers over tragedy
Exclusive: Scotland's top law officer says the families of last month’s offshore helicopter crash victims must not face a long drawn-out wait for answers.
New Super Puma safety checks after panel flew off during flight
North-east helicopter operators have been forced to carry out safety checks after a panel flew off a Super Puma in mid-air.
Timescale for 2009 Super Puma FAI defended after five-year wait
The Lord Advocate defended the timescale for a fatal accident inquiry into the Super Puma crash which left 16 people dead in 2009.
Darling refuses to support call for helicopter crash probe
Former UK Government transport secretary Alistair Darling has refused to support Labour calls for a full public inquiry into helicopter safety in the North Sea.
Super Puma crash probe chair sets out timetable
The chairwoman of a powerful Westminster committee investigating helicopter safety in the North Sea wants its inquiry to start within weeks – but believes a wider probe may also be needed.
MPs to launch helicopter safety inquiry after Super Puma crashes
A powerful group of MPs launched an inquiry last night into helicopter safety in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Unions demand full inquiry into Shetland helicopter tragedy
The Trades Union Congress passed an emergency motion yesterday calling for an independent public inquiry into helicopter safety in the North Sea.
Hundreds gather to say farewell to Super Puma victim Sarah Darnley
Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered to remember the Super Puma crash victim, who died along with three other offshore workers when their helicopter crashed off Shetland.
TUC to demand safer helicopters offshore after emergency motion
New and safer helicopters are needed to transport offshore workers to installations, according to the unions that represent them.
Tributes paid as funeral held of Super Puma victim Gary McCrossan
He was an idol to his son, the best dad in the world to his daughter – and a big man with a huge personality to his hundreds of colleagues and friends.
No inquiry needed into helicopter safety, says Sir Ian Wood – as union warns industry faces confidence fight
A leading north-east industrialist has said he did not think a full public inquiry into helicopter safety was necessary.
‘No evidence’ of Super Puma technical failure as investigators find engines were still running
Air accident investigators probing the Shetland Super Puma crash revealed yesterday that both engines were delivering power until the aircraft hit the sea.
Offshore Europe: Health and safety chief praises Super Puma response
The chairwoman of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has paid tribute to the leadership shown by the North Sea industry’s Step Change in Safety team since the helicopter crash two weeks ago.
Offshore Europe: Fast catamaran plan could be solution to helicopter crisis
Exclusive: Huge speedboats which could reach most North Sea platforms within two hours are being offered as a potential solution to the oil and gas industry’s helicopter crisis.
Offshore Europe: Princess Anne urges oil industry to tackle skills shortage with female engineers
Princess Anne has backed a campaign to get more females into the oil and gas industry.
Jeremy Cresswell: Helicopter safety… don’t reinvent the wheel
It is becoming clear to me here at Offshore Europe that at least some and possibly most of that leadership are unaware that most if not all of the legwork has been done.
Swinney: Scottish Government will wait until after accident report for Super Puma inquiry decision
The Scottish Government will wait until after the accident report is completed into the Shetland Super Puma disaster before making a decision on holding a public inquiry, Holyrood has heard.
Super Puma tragedy investigation to target ‘cramped’ helicopter seats
Exclusive: Safety chiefs are to investigate the seating set-up inside offshore helicopters following last month’s fatal accident off Shetland.
Super Puma black box divers were at ‘edge of safety zone’
The divers combing the wreckage of the Super Puma helicopter that crashed off Shetland had to work at the edge of their safety zone, with the sea crashing against the rocks around them, to find the aircraft’s black box.
Prince’s Trust programme helps youngsters get into oil and gas
Aberdeen may be synonymous with the oil and gas boom but for many young people the opportunities in the lucrative and ever-changing energy sector can seem as distant as an offshore rig.