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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Fed choppers still flopping
Canada's new Cormorant helicopters require almost as much maintenance as the 42-year-old Sea Kings it replace.

Only seven out of the 15 helicopters are cleared for coastal search and rescue missions.

In a memo prepared by Maj. Alain Robichaud, he warned that maintenance crews might not be able to cope with the workload if all 15 Cormorants are ever cleared for flight.

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