A good article:
...contract means that employees will be working on a minimum of seven aircraft slots at any time.
...the key impact is...ensuring the longterm future is secure for approximately 500 staff who work on the Hercules...
All seems about right. A minimum of 7 ac stuck at MAe at all times, in order to ensure the key aim of employing 500 people.
We will reap what we sow.
Even MAe think we are mad.