At the moment forces are asked how many hours they would like. How long do we really think that will that last?
Immediate savings of £15 mill can be made by cutting 7,500 flying hours over the fleet. You know what's coming next, cut the yearly flying rate by an average of 300hrs per airframe and there you have it! However, cut 3 units and you can have NPAS's £15 mill savings per year sorted in perpetuity with one fell swoop. Bean counters happy, remit has been fulfilled.
Expect a few shocks soon
