What rubbish, we took a VLAT as soon as it’s available in the form of a DC10 that has been working daily since it got here. Taking any more is not practical as we don’t have the crews or craft to support a larger fleet. With the herc, Avros and the 737 and DC10 it’s a capable fleet (including the seven Vlats/lats, upped from 5 originally
Not rubbish my friend. The aircraft come with crews by the way. The DC-10 air tanker had been booked. I can tell you that a couple of other air tanker companies in Canada and the US have offered 146/L188/CL215 air tankers that are ready now.
Queensland has no large tankers at all!