Didn't we just go through this with Denmark a couple of weeks back?
Lack of spares grounds Portuguese helicopters
Diario de Noticias website © BBC 2008-03-11
The Portuguese air force (FAP) has grounded "about 50 per cent" of its EH-101 helicopters due to a shortage of spare parts - some of the helicopters "have been cannibalized" to keep the remainder flying. Several FAP sources told Diario de Noticias yesterday that this branch of the armed forces is experiencing a "critical and very difficult situation": on the one hand the company Agusta-Westland cannot supply enough parts to keep the 12 helicopters flying; on the other hand the Defence Ministry has still not yet signed the contract for the operation of the aircraft.