"Some within the industry might possibly believe the opinions expressed by CHC are indicative of an attempt to blame the manufacturers for the inability of the internal support structure to support the current (and future) fleet."
Or Maybe, just MAYBE it is a statement of the fact that the current level of seviceability is unacceptable NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON.
I can remember in a previous life in Nigeria when ALL 6 of the new whistles and bells, ra-ra-ra, shiny marvellous EC155's that Shell went out and bought were AOG due to snags that had everone saying that it was a piece of cr@p and that the 76 was so much better etc etc.
Now that CHC has actually put it in writing instead of just carrying on and working through the growing pains it appears that everyone is looking beyond the obvious intent of the statement, vis......
Quote:
"So far this year the Sikorsky S92 and AgustaWestland AW139 have had a combined availability rate of 75%. Even though it is normal that new aircraft types have a lower rate of availability during the introduction period, the current performance of the S92 and AW139 is unacceptable. The Company is currently in discussions with the manufacturers to remedy this situation as soon as possible by increasing spare parts production and improving technical support and aircraft design."
I agree wholeheartedly that the current incarnation of Heli-1 is less than ideal, but does anyone know whether the parts are actually available from the manufacturers for H1 to actually deliver to the field?