People take a look at military combat helicopter Tiger by Airbus Helicopters at an international military fair in Kielce, southern Poland September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German Defence Ministry on Friday said it had lifted the grounding order imposed for Airbus Tiger helicopters after a deadly crash during a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, but continued to investigate the cause of the crash.
A top ministry official told lawmakers in a letter that the military's flight safety commission decided on Thursday to allow flights of the military helicopters, albeit with conditions on airspeed, weight and use of the auto pilot system. The order also requires additional safety inspections, he said.
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