Agreed, Pontious. This thread has concentrated on loss of both the aircraft and the capability, but the sad reality is that many decent AEOps will be facing a bleak future. When you consider the number of personnel in support roles, over and above the crews at ISK, the sheer size of the problem becomes apparent. I know the figures, and it's sobering. The Desk Officer responsible for these people has, as has been usual for years, come from the same background - ie, he knows a lot of them personally. It's not beyond the realms of fantasy that he will be issuing redundancy notices to personal friends, so to suggest he is busy looking after himself is, frankly, an insult.