A310s "snapped up as soon as they become available"? Not as tankers mate! Canada and Germany have funded hose and drogue work to a very small number of theirs, but other than that there aren't any out there. And have you heard much about the EADS boom on the A310 demonstrator recently? I haven't.
Given that FSTA is using an Airbus platform, I'd have thought you'd be singing its praises BEags...
But then I suppose it's just the business model that's a total farce, isn't it?