Bit of a rant. It is early and I haven’t had my coffee yet.
Please explain how a 20 year old airframe, well maintained, is a safety issue?
Please cite examples.
Aside from the airframe itself, every gearbox, engine, gearbox, avionics and wiring has been changed and / or upgraded multiple times.
Oil Company: “We mandate that you buy a new 20+ million dollar aircraft to service this 2 year contract and we want to pay the same rate as for the legacy aircraft.”
My favourite at renewal time: “ We don’t take your on time reliability, serviceability, safety or crew performance into consideration, we just take the lowest bidder!” This usually from someone who works in a tall office somewhere far from the field who has difficulty even identifying a helicopter.
Rant over—-I feel much better now!
Last edited by albatross; 20th December 2023 at 15:37.