MIA777,
As for advicing your boss to stick to Bell is a good thing for everyone, as the waitingtime for new Eurocopters are just too long in any case for now...
How long time did Bell use to fix their tail-rotor issue on the 407??? That was also restricted to a Vne of 100 kts for a long time. Quite an embarracement to be overtaken by a R-44, or even a trusty old Jetbanger!
The only thing EC have to do, is to go back to the old design and problems should be resolved. Voile!
How is the old saying: "don't fix something that is not broken....!"