Latest FR results suggest a fleet requirement net of disposals of 292 aircraft by 2012 and I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to see an acceleration of older aircraft disposals in order to keep the fleet numbers below that figure. Given that LPL has lost an aircraft this summer due in part to 'increasing APD', I doubt if any of the UK bases will see much in the way of growth from FR in the next 12 - 18 months. In reality they, like many others, are feeling the pain of the recession - now is not a good time for growth
