Extracts from an item in the current issue of Private Eye (1230 dated 2 Feb-5 Mar 2009):
Transport of no delight
The pisspoor state of the RAF's air transport aircraft has long been a major complaint for service personnel deployed on ops...
...the ancient Tristars of 216 Squadron are grounded so often they have been nicknamed the "Brize Norton Static Display Team" by irate squaddies.
...return flights...regularly delayed by 36-48 hours...those coming back to the UK for some precious leave often find that 25 percent of their time off is spent on the ground at airports.
STH