Oceania choppers cleared for takeoff after safety concerns

Oceania choppers cleared for takeoff after safety concerns
Brent Melville
Oceania Aviation says it has addressed Civil Aviation Authority concerns that grounded 21 helicopters in March over safety issues related to their Rolls Royce turbine engines. A CAA audit of Oceania, one of the country's largest aviation service firms, discovered problems with the firm's repair and overhaul standards of the Rolls Royce/Allison 250 series turbine engines, commonly used across the Bell Jet Ranger and Hughes 500 series helicopters. Oceania is owned by Salus Aviation. The review identified a total of 41 engines currently in o...

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