Originally Posted by
Cabby
The NPAS tender mentions "rotary aircraft".
The NPAS fixed wing p68's which took years to come on line, aren't mentioned anywhere.
Any clues to which 7 aircraft will be left outside of the London area?
There are many unanswered elements in the papers so far released. No mention of the existing airframes at all, that might suggest the plan [it is not yet a tender] is 7 plus Met plus existing fleet however the successful tenderer might wish to operate them.
But of course it is not a plan.
NPAS has produced dozens of plans over the years but none of them has lasted long enough to come to fruition. Until something suggests otherwise I expect that the plan will be whatever industry can live with. Even 7 plus Met (2 + a spare) is going to be a big dent in someones piggy bank. £100M?