Originally Posted by Twitcher
MK will not get a UK CAA AOC. It will cost them too much in maintanance to get the aircraft up to the standard of a G- registration. None of their engineers are UK CAA licensed either, they all use the FAA A & C which isn't sufficient. It will cost too much in re-quailifying the engineers.
You couldn't be more wrong. It will take a litle time but I can see the corporate will to do it and it will happen.
As to whether this will bring MK back to Manston, I doubt it. As I understand it increased costs at MSE prompted them to move out in the first place and they are now happily established with ops in Ostend and maintenance at Filton. Why should they want to move back?