Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 January 2016. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) Tornado and (b) Typhoon aircraft in the Sustainment Fleet are (i) undergoing planned maintenance, (ii) undergoing upgrade work and (iii) held in temporary storage.
- Answer
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The information requested is detailed in the attached table.
The Forward Available Fleet comprises aircraft which are serviceable and those which are short-term unserviceable. Short-term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or any other rectification or technical inspection work that can arise on a day-to-day basis. Dependent on the nature of the work, aircraft may be designated as requiring either 'short-term maintenance' or 'short-term works'.
The Sustainment Fleet numbers represent those aircraft in the Depth Fleet, which comprises aircraft which are undergoing planned depth maintenance or upgrade programmes.
Decommissioning and disposal are part of the same process and are therefore grouped together.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 24357
- Session
- 2015-16
- Attachment
- Tornado and Typhoon Attachment Table.
- Subjects
- Repairs and maintenance Typhoon aircraft Tornado aircraft
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