Originally Posted by
ATFQ
For clarity, for anyone who does not have access to it, the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 March 2016 stated:
'It has been decided that the best value for money solution is to recover at least 73 Vikings, a reduced Vigilant fleet of up to 15 aircraft, combined with an uplift to Grob Tutor fixed wing Air Experience Flights (AEFs).'
'The reduced glider fleet will be operated by significantly fewer, but larger, VGS, which will have a regional focus'.
Yes, agreed, that was the written Ministerial statement, BUT perhaps we can have the updated figures from the same official source, as my information suggests a rather different outcome.