At what point to these Meteor's become just uneconomical / dangerous to keep airworthy? Surprised that by now they have not switched to something like a couple of surplus Hawk's for example.
Plus how cost effective is it for M-B to continue to maintain their own airfield when for the amount of flying they do they could surely set up residence at somewhere like Northolt, Benson, Farnborough, Odiham etc - all of those being within a 15-45 minute drive from their HQ at Denham.