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Old 8th Jan 2008, 00:48
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Yea, EC135 ordered and due for delivery this year, sometime. Don't know if its a T2 or P2 ordered. It probably will be the death knell for the BO-105 in Ireland. Irish Helicopters Ltd will operate it on behalf of Irish Lights. They (Irish Lights) reckon they need the machine for approx 600 hours per annum. Irish Helicopters will probably have additional work for it as well. No word on the colour scheme but hopefully it will be as attractive as the current BO-105 scheme. After the Alouette III, the BO-105 is probably the longest serving type still operational in Ireland so it'll be sad to see these little workers go as well.
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