Older Nimrod MR2 AEOs - beware
With 5 MR2 crews about to be disbanded at Kinloss and 5 AEOs with 28-31 years service about to be made redundant, it doesn't auger well for a few folk I know.
The unfortunate coincidence is that this coming Monday 13th, PMA are announcing specific names to fill the new structure of the Kinloss wing in Apr 05. Almost certainly there will be a few AEOs posted onto crews, believing they have the remains of a career ahead of them at Kinloss, but unless their peers volunteer for release they will be put out to grass in Spring 06. Not good news for them.
Regardless of the banter relating to the role of the AEO, none of us, I'm sure, like to see our mates losing their jobs, not to mention losing £50K a year (PAS) (to operate a dimmer switch.....)