Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Aircrew Forums > Military Aviation
Reload this Page >

What could possibly go wrong!

Wikiposts
Search
Military Aviation A forum for the professionals who fly military hardware. Also for the backroom boys and girls who support the flying and maintain the equipment, and without whom nothing would ever leave the ground. All armies, navies and air forces of the world equally welcome here.

What could possibly go wrong!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 29th Oct 2014, 13:16
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: 59°09N 002°38W (IATA: SOY, ICAO: EGER)
Age: 80
Posts: 812
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
What could possibly go wrong!

The MOD has agreed a contract to update and sustain the UK’s military air traffic management which is expected to save the taxpayer up to £1bn over the next 22 years.
ricardian is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 16:57
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Often in Jersey, but mainly in the past.
Age: 79
Posts: 7,813
Received 141 Likes on 65 Posts
There's a novelty ...
The programme, known as Marshall, will deliver a long-term, modern and reliable military Air Traffic Management (ATM) service that will allow aircraft to operate safely in all weathers.
I thought we were already doing that in 1965 when I started in ATC*


* and indeed earlier, thanks to Danny42C and others
MPN11 is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 18:53
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Exit stage right.
Posts: 290
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
When a Govt department says "SAVE" why do I always feel that a mugging of the taxpayer will be involved.
racedo is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 19:04
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: raf
Posts: 610
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Which billion are they using, the million million or the thousand million?

SO they're going to give someone £1500000000 to save us all £16.6 each over the next 22 years.
gr4techie is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 19:23
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Dundee,Scotland
Age: 39
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Well thats most of my Trade out of a job and probably heading over to civvy street, also as well they are planning to have regional ground radio sections looking after a number of camps, so it will be interesting to see how they manage that and also how the manage out of ours call outs.
Eul0gy is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 20:28
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 1,785
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
It says "up to £1 billion" savings. That could be any loss, but not more than a £1 billion saved! Gawd elp us.

OAP
Onceapilot is offline  
Old 29th Oct 2014, 23:24
  #7 (permalink)  
Danny42C
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
MPN11,

Thanks for the mention !

As to the:

"......that will allow aircraft to operate safely in all weathers......"

You can allow them to - but will they ?

D.
 
Old 29th Oct 2014, 23:42
  #8 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: The Whyte House
Age: 95
Posts: 1,966
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Well, Five poond 50p* is a saving of up to £1Bn.

*if you were there, you'd know.
Willard Whyte is offline  
Old 30th Oct 2014, 15:01
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: West Sussex
Age: 82
Posts: 4,765
Received 228 Likes on 71 Posts
Never mind the cost, I'm sure that it will turn out as successful as all the other eye watering IT projects. The intriguing thing is the name, which is the same as that of a major UK Aerospace contractor that apparently has nothing to to do with the project! So is it an acronym? If so what does it stand for? Any suggestions? Of course there are...
Chugalug2 is offline  
Old 30th Oct 2014, 16:23
  #10 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: A Fine City
Age: 57
Posts: 993
Likes: 0
Received 15 Likes on 9 Posts
Chug

Just a name that somebody pulled out of a Hat at a guess. Its been in the pipeline for quite a few years. Most of the GRMS's are already using Contractor Maintainers (Training and AAC units for example).

Last edited by MAINJAFAD; 30th Oct 2014 at 16:45.
MAINJAFAD is online now  
Old 30th Oct 2014, 20:59
  #11 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: England
Age: 32
Posts: 92
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The Marshall plan? Sounds expensive.
Jollygreengiant64 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.