Kuwait Caracal acquisition investigation

[rotor-rooter]

https://www.expatica.com/fr/news/country-news/Kuwait-France-military-Airbus-corruption-probe_1600894.html

[Thud_and_Blunder]

Thanks for the link, r-rooter. Having seen how the purchase of the Police Air Wing 135s and Dauphins was handled, I can't say I'm particularly surprised to read this. I think a few of us could possibly even hazard a guess as to who might be involved :cool:

[rotor-rooter]

This rather interesting report the other day makes mention of some utterly incredible costs for the operation of this type - not to mention the availability!

An hour of flight time for a Caracal, for example, rose from €19,000 in 2012 to €34,000 in 2016.

Ground force: Half of France's military planes 'unfit to fly' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/16/ground-force-half-frances-military-planes-unfit-fly/)

[rotor-rooter]

Here is the original story and the letter demanding payment! I would imagine that so many inside Airbus Helicopters feel betrayed by these activities, yet so many work this way, and even more approve and utilize this system. Approval for a 64 million Euro commission didn't happen at the Sales level.

https://www.marianne.net/societe/quand-un-agent-koweitien-reclame-64-millions-d-euros-airbus-helicopters