Back in 1996 when we had an AT/AAR symposium in the Gateway, if I recall correctly the ISD for FSTA was supposed to be 2004? That's 50% delivered and in service....
Now it's 2011 for just the first?
Meanwhile the Aussies, who shrewdly spotted what an utter crock of $hit the whole PFI farce really is, have had their first 'green' (actually a very fetching shade of gray, complete with RAAF markings) A330-200 at Getafe for almost a year now being converted into the first A330MRTT.....
And for just how long is the dear old VC10 expected to stagger on? Shares in companies which make black bodge tape and speed tape must be looking pretty healthy.
Is there anyone still alive at Rolls Royce who still remembers what a Conway actually looks like?
Last edited by BEagle; 26th May 2007 at 11:27.