The technical report mentions air speed as a factor, depending on the location of your fixed-wing aircraft. The demands seem to be rather strenuous for a certain small number of rescue missions that would extend out to the middle of the North Atlantic or to the North Pole. Would it make a difference in a choice of aircraft, in the kind of bid you would make, if the air speed were lowered?
On November 23rd, 2010. See this statement in context.