In don't know if it was that, but a flight came up from Toulouse to somewhere in the UK as an 'Airbus Test Flight' ....French Hex
I posted a link recently about this when it was actually delivered to Toulouse for further post mod testing and familiarization trials based in Toulouse..a sort of half way house, so I would think this is all a part of that and firmly remains in Airbus hands up until now.
Maybe this is a start of a gradual handover
Garry
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Dave, the third chap is the MSO (Mission System Operator)
Cheers HC . I knew I should have remembered that as an MSO in 'old' RN parlance would have been a Main Signal Office which is where I used to work Wouldn't have a clue what they're called these days. As Radio Operators are no longer Radio Operators.. where would one begin?
I can well imagine there being a queue to crew them. With the total number of VC10's and TriStars combined exceeding the total number of new airframes they're being replaced by.. one wonders where the other crews will end up
Dave, the third chap is the MSO (Mission System Operator).
So that will probably be any non-pilot who is too young/expensive/good looking to be made redundant from the Tornado/VC10/Nimrod/Herk fleet who has managed to avoid being made a rear door gunner on the new Chinooks!
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DaveB wrote: With the total number of VC10's and TriStars combined exceeding the total number of new airframes they're being replaced by.. one wonders where the other crews will end up
Quite a lot will be flying people around the world for the likes of BA and Virgin very soon. The airlines are just starting to pick up and there's a danger that a lot of experience will disappear fairly quickly, particularly seeing how the services are currently treating their people.
. I knew I should have remembered that as an MSO in 'old' RN parlance would have been a Main Signal Office which is where I used to work 
Wouldn't have a clue what they're called these days. As Radio Operators are no longer Radio Operators.. where would one begin? 
