LJR stand corrected, but the plain fact is there are many more engineers supporting fewer aircraft. These engineers will be better rested, better motivated, flight safety issues should be less prevalent and crucially, they are less likely to want to leave. The dearth in RAF engineers is also true of the Nimrod det. There is a feeling that those in higher rank just have to make it work in the short term til they move on to their next job doing something different. Ignoring the fact that an almost untenable situation is being reached.
Last edited by nigegilb; 12th Nov 2006 at 09:17.