CMMA - replacing the CP140 Aurora

[DBNSG]

I don't work for Air Services so can't speak specifically to that, but where did you hear this?

We have aircraft older than 7 years in our inventory in E Division, I can tell you that with absolute certainty.

I can also tell you we also have a policy of 160,000kms or 10 years whichever comes first a vehicle is retired and we never follow that.

So...

Then things have changed. I used to know an RCMP contracted pilot on the PC-12's that stated at her time flying none of the aircraft were more than 7 years old.

 

[DBNSG]

I don’t think we have to get to 2030, anymore. IIRC the P8 delivery schedule starts next year and is unusually aggressive (for Canada).

So a normal procurement then.

 

[Alberta Bound]

The RCMP has no “max” seven year rule on their aircraft.

The Pilatus were delivered over about a 5 year period starting around 2001. So that fleet was all under 7 years old at one point, around 10 years ago. Nice passenger plane to fly in but not good for the tasks the RCMP needs a plane for. Which the twin otter was awesome at.

The oldest airframe still operational is a Twin Otter that was built in 1977.

While the NPF can suggest the RCMP buy something. Operational decisions are strictly Managements to make. Including aircraft acquisitions.

Which are either federally funded or joint federal / provincial funded and so those partners impact what is purchased and when.