Originally Posted by
rattman
Been told by a few people its completely unreliable
The aircraft are being stripped with the parts being sold back to other users. Yes the airframes are being destroyed but only after ever useble part is removed. Most of the parts are being returned to the manufacturer / airbus. Moving an airframe back to europe costs more than the airframe is worth
That publication gets so much wrong.
These two are closer
https://aviationweek.com/defense-spa...ck-inventories
NHIndustries, the joint venture (JV) that produces NH90 helicopters, has begun the process of buying back Australia’s fleet and harvesting the aircraft for spare parts.
Norwegian NH90s lined up for part-out and also references Australia
https://www.flightglobal.com/norwegi...155253.article