The bureau’s web site beforehand gave an estimate a full yr earlier, however a spokesperson mentioned this was an automatic determine.
They mentioned after talking with investigators, the 18-month timeframe was extra reasonable given the importance of the crash.
Investigators have been combing by way of footage of the crash and chatting with witnesses however it’s nonetheless unclear what prompted the Sea World Helicopters plane to collide, killing pilot Ashley Jenkinson, Sydney lady Vanessa Tadros and British couple Ron and Diane Hughes.
They have been all travelling in the identical helicopter that plummeted to the bottom after impression, whereas pilot Michael James managed to land the opposite plane, saving everybody on board.
Vanessa’s husband, Simon Tadros, described the Glenmore Park mum as “most loving, kind-hearted caring angel” and known as on individuals to hope for Nicholas’s restoration.
A vigil is deliberate for Sunday, January 15, on the Gold Coast.
Sea World Helicopters proprietor John Orr-Campbell mentioned his group continued to supply its “deepest condolences, support and counselling” to the passengers of each plane.
