Out of curiosity what's the hourly rate for a C17?
Out of curiosity what's the hourly rate for a C17?
Back in the 1970's the MOD had / published the hourly rate for use of their aircraft by other government departments - the idea being that if an OGD such as the foreign office needed e.g. a C.130 to move a load of diplomatic freight overseas at short notice, the the RAF would do this with the FCO being billed accordingly.
Not so long ago "Air Miles" Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary was rapped over the knuckles for using the Queen's Flight for ministerial business, £100,000 for 110 flights over three years (as reported in the press). In addition she was criticised for arranging the 32 Sqn aircraft to collect and drop her off at East Midlands airport (21-times!) incurring large landing fees each time, rather than her using Northolt where the aircraft were based.
So who's picking up the bill for the the C17 to and from Sierra Leone and how much has it cost?