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Old 14th Apr 2007, 14:56
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Jackonicko
 
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You'd get a very skewed vision of the issue from what's on PPRuNe, though as always it provides some useful insights into how some people feel about the issue.

The issues of serviceability and availability are especially interesting, and are far more complex than they might at first appear.

I'd assumed that BAE Systems were failing to meet their obligations under NISC - since the Press Releases seemed to suggest that the company should be delivering ten aircraft available on the line every day.

But that's not what the contract says.

The only obligation is to provide ten aircraft (as air vehicles, the light blue are still responsible for mission equipment, etc.) out of depth, available to forward.

Now I don't know whether they're achieving that, or not, but they could be, and the availability rate might still be appalling.

It all depends on what is keeping the aircraft out of the air.
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