What a farce. With a projected fleet of just 14 a/c when is a civil airline going to be able make use of these a/c for ferrying people to Tenerife and back if current operational commitments of the AT/AAR fleet are considered? Without the civil usage the costs of operating them will be thrust back on the RAF alone surely?
'Person for person the best air force in the world' my arrse. Its embarrassing.
Plastic training aircraft on PFI are one thing, operationally vital aircraft are quite another.