Originally Posted by
aw ditor
This is a 737-800 ish' Airframe and Engines combo. As long as the engineers don't keep pulling it apart to see if it is working' OK , should attain almost airline servicebility'.
To get airline levels of serviceability would require airline levels of spares availability - in my experience (9 years) the RAF that we all know and love is never going to have this. Only having 9 airframes also leads to another related issue, you will not have any spare airframes. to rob for spares.
Of course this is all moot if there is never a requirement for long-term remaining on station, so hopefully we will be OK or at least be in a situation where the Yanks could assist.