EC225s are being contractually terminated. That means no more payments to operators. They will hurt as there is no provision in the sales contracts for any compensation from EC. 3 aircraft were terminated with effect from last Sunday at midnight by one client. That client is moving to S-92s.....whatever the colour.
Communication from EC has been almost non existent recently. It appears they have not yet discovered the root cause of these failures and its also becoming evident that this failure cannot be reproduced on a test bench.
Its looking more like EC will have to bring the aircraft back to service using the band aids of increased downloads, better detection, reduced AUW and speed.
Taking a few people on a factory tour with lunch in the delivery centre and a glass of red won't fix the problem. Its just a
PR stunt.
As each day passes, le 225 est plus mort.