Wait to see what the serviceability is like. If U.K. vip and hems airframes are anything to go by….
I can’t see the culture in Austria accepting sub standard rates. But then maybe that’s why instead of open competition it was a gov to gov deal otherwise would anyone have bought it outside of the home nation? Some small but also big shoes to fill.
How long before the Bundesheer decide more Blackhawks would have better replaced the 212’s. They’ve had such success with them and even upgraded them.
it’s akin to someone taking our lovely 175’s up north and selling to a military force somewhere. Just ask why the French have introduced almost all Airbus types into their military and para public fleets, but not the 175.