A400M Aircraft and Hercules Aircraft
(asked on 18th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M and C130J aircraft were available in the Forward Operating Fleet at the end of each of the last 12 months.
The key metric for the RAF is the availability of aircraft which is the primary indicator of its ability to meet Defence requirements, whereas reliability measurement is focused on individual component parts.
Figures for the number of Atlas A400M and Hercules C-130J aircraft in the Forward Available Fleet at the end of each of the last 12 months are given in the table below.
Month | Atlas A400M | Hercules C-130J |
May 2022 | 14 | 10 |
June 2022 | 13 | 10 |
July 2022 | 13 | 8 |
August 2022 | 15 | 9 |
September 2022 | 14 | 9 |
October 2022 | 13 | 9 |
November 2022 | 15 | 9 |
December 2022 | 15 | 10 |
January 2023 | 13 | 9 |
February 2023 | 16 | 9 |
March 2023 | 13 | 7 |
April 2023 | 13 | 7 |