Engineering Shortfalls Hit UK Training Helicopter Availability

Royal Air Force Airbus H135 helicopters
Credit: UK Defense Ministry
LONDON—Airbus Helicopters UK says it is urgently addressing a shortfall in the availability of helicopters used by the UK armed forces for rotary-wing training. The airframer says a recovery plan is being implemented to restore availability across the fleet of Airbus H135 and H145 twin-engine light...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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