Who seriously thinks we'd replace the Hawks with Typhoons?! We're trying to SAVE money, not pi$$ it away. The cost of running a Hawk per hour is a fraction of that required to run
the Typhoon
Other countries manage to put their top class pilots into top class and exciting aircraft, flying displays are not about putting pennies into a piggy bank somewhere, they are about inspiring people and celebrating our best achievements, I think that we need to think bigger and tell the bean counters where to shove it