Originally Posted by
rattman
Question is what are kiwis doing that everyone else isn't. The issues are worldwide Norway, Sweden, australia have all axed them. Even germany and france (who are part owners of airbus) there has been public questions about their reliability / safety. Its probably a moot question now as people are ditching the aircraft
Germany has dumped the tiger from 2031-38
https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/05...pters-by-2038/
I can't see the NH90 being far behind
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence...147121.article
Germany’s fleets of NH Industries (NHI) NH90s and Airbus Helicopters Tigers are again the subject of stinging criticism for their poor operational availability, with their performance branded as “unsatisfactory”.