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FH1100 Pilot
BAAAAHAHAHA, here's the first nail in the coffin of the 505. Gee, who didn't see *this* coming?
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""The 505 Jet Ranger X manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, will relocate to our Maribel manufacturing and distribution facility in Canada, "Snyder said. "We remain committed to our Lafayette employees in the state of Louisiana. Therefore the Lafayette facility will receive the Bell 525 Relentless cabin sub-assembly, relocating from Amarillo."
Published 3:25 p.m. CT May 19, 2016
Over 18 months later and the Lafayette facility remains a ghost town. A skeleton crew of less than 20 employees are still waiting for the first 525 parts to arrive and be loaded into the new tooling fixtures. How long will it remain feasible to keep the doors unlocked?