"A saving of £4000 per year"
Wow, now that is a major cost cutting evolution.
Have they actually drilled down to that microscopic level of costs: approx 4hrs flying???
Deadline: April 2012. Time remaining: 6 months. Progress made with NPAS infrastructure: 0. A big fat zero:
No idea on synergies as regions combine. No plans on what to do with regional Chief Pilots, UEO's. No idea on ratio of crews to shift patterns. No formal initiatives on proactive Vs reactive flights. No pilots/observers/engineers advising.
NPAS is developing the future of UK police Air Support and it doesn't have any aviation advisors?
6 months and ticking.................................................
Yet again, the police politicians have re-invented the wheel, only this time, in the interest of cost cutting, they have taken away one too many spokes.