Don't understand why everyone winges about Air Tanker. When you have no money but are desperate for new capability (remember the A330 is fully equipped for trooping, cargo and AAR) lease it. That is in essence what AT is so for circa £400M per year for the duration (25 years), you get airplane, training, support, infrastructure, etc and can start retiring VC10's and Tristars that should have gone years ago.
The problem, that few focus on, is you have now taken on a fixed annual cost for the pleasure of new capability and no cash. Don't blame the contractor!
