Actually egon old boy my BIL is a civil servant who is involved with the MOD in the procurement of aircraft for trooping flights so i know exactly what the costs involved are and they are real money spinners for the airlines involved , which is why MON are so keen to tender for this work
Further, The reason the 747 was subbed is down to one of the A300,s suffering tech problems which may take some time to rectify , Not MOD work, Suprised you were unaware of that fact ...then again maybe im not
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