That scenario would have the majority of the Company walking. Is it time for Canada to ask our American friends to sell us some Fiscal year 2010-2015 slightly used C-17's to supplement our Fleet? I will take three at least please.
F - him. Let him fly Air Canada.
@Colin Parkinson - more like top cover to hide the purchase amongst a legitimate one.
Personally, I think this is a great move for the Army.
The current suite was garbage in 2010 when I took a flight on one of those aircraft back from Cyprus and got a tour from the stewards. It was a 1990's cubicle conference room. I was embarrassed to look at it. Part of being a mature country is spending the money to ensure that our leaders have appropriate facilities. And cheeping out doesn't stop with the military. The diplomatic corps is even more screwed than we are half the time.
Until the next C-17 arrives, and the next one etc... Point is you don't need to have a C-17 carry the troops in and also take a separate trip for the vehicles. They would act as a light company until the rest of their gear arrives. You could essentially double the speed of the deployment.
I understand your lack of faith - which I don't find disturbing so no Force Choke - to the fact that every time Canada buys a new (insert name of equipment) some journalists raises a hue and cry about wasteful government spending on "baubles" for the elite.
Clarkson took entitlement to a new level as did her husband who insisted on being called his excellency. Despite his writing record. I remember the Tour Ms Clarkson took of the Arctic Countries . With about 150 of her closest friends that happened to all reside in Toronto.
Yeah - but when you have a Chevy military, having a Cadillac VIP aircraft just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Yes, I personally have been moved in a C17. There is a pallet seating arrangement that can be loaded. I think I read in one of the A330 articles that this same pallet works for that aircraft for a quick transition between formats.
Isn't that how it uses to be before we closed a lot of bases? Most other countries have mixed civilian and military airports, why not us?
I believe that was already discussed in this thread/forum somewhere. Comox is fine as it is, but relocating Cold Lake to Edmonton or Saskatoon would mean longer transit times to the CLAWR.
I meant for reserve elements, we used to have air auxiliary squadrons that were training, transport, and helicopter squadrons in major cities. Much of that was dine away with in the 80s and 90s
Because politicians listen to constituents when they complain about the military, but the airlines flip the government off when locals even think about complaining of commercial air travel.
Don’t forget Yellowknife!
I was thinking international but yeah, YZF is fairly dual-use.
Some days I wonder why or how Canada still has a military.
And here I thought it was to give the CCP even more insight to Canada's secrets.
