Merkel banned the use of VIP helicopters.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and members of her government will have to temporarily abandon the use of the VIP Cougar helicopters of the Bundeswehr as a vehicle. Inspector of the air force Carl Mullner on Friday, June 3, banned the operation of these 20-metre machines for security reasons.
A day earlier, the European aviation safety Agency (EASA) has banned the operation of similar civil versions of the helicopter, which is called the Super Puma. It happened once in may, a helicopter crashed in the North sea off the coast of Norway. Then killed 13 people aboard. Experts believe that the crash of the helicopter made by the European concern Airbus was due to technical reasons.
Three helicopters of the Bundeswehr Cougar AS 532 VIP-version is designed specifically for the transport of heads of state and government. How many will last the ban on their operation, is unclear. Just 2 Jun the Cougar helicopter was used by the Minister of defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen (Ursula von der Leyen).
