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Old 8th May 2011, 10:20
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I agree the 139 will become an outstanding and safe aircraft but only if AW address their composite material manufacturing process and quality assurance testing as per Blackmax's suggestions.
After 8 years in customer service, I would have expected this sort of issue to be one of the past: not something to be treating as for a 'new' aircraft

Or has there been a recent change in quality control at AW that has resulted in what seems to be a rash of composite bond problems?
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