If they were lucky enough to get a dozen that would be about a 25% increace in the Puma fleet.
I agree that by the time the MOD and everybody else had decided what to do with them it would probably be quicker just to order new and wait.
Look at the fiasco over the SA Pumas.
To go to all the trouble of reconfiguring the aircraft to match the existing fleet was a waste of time and in this case less importantly money.
I am not sure that the comment that the North Sea is not a major player anymore is that accurate. There are currently about 70 helicopters operating oil and gas support.
Last edited by ericferret; 16th Sep 2007 at 14:08.