NEO,
Too true. I am not sure how the 139 was acquired, but it does smack of local ineptitude. If the local gov purchased it then they would have purchased the associated warrantee, support and tooling etc etc to go with it. Being government they would have looked to limit their financial exposure on top of this already expensive toy, so...........
As far as I have heard, the 139 is still on track for Nigeria but to the tech rep issue, who knows.
Bear in mind also that the 155's at Bristow were the first of type in civil ops worldwide, while the 139 is already operating, so technically it is only new to Nigeria and thus may not be subject to all the hoopla that surrounded the 155.
That is my opinion of course subject to instant revision at NCAA's pleasure.
I am sure if the right person saw the right opportunity then the first S61 to operate in Nigeria would also need a tech rep!!
