House of Lords written question – answered at on 22 October 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each year since 2007–8, what were the total (1) planned, and (2) actual, usage hours for (a) the C-17 Globemaster, (b) the C-130K Hercules, (c) the C-130J Hercules, (d) the Tristar, and (e) the VC-10, aircraft.
The planned and actual flying hours for financial years 2009-10 onwards are provided in the table below. Figures for the C-130 Hercules reflect the total fleet flying hours irrespective of aircraft Mark as this data is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
C-17 Planned | 7,800 | 8,300 | 8,800 | 9,580 | 10,140 |
Actual | 8,320 | 8,790 | 8,370 | 8,230 | 8,660 |
C-130 Planned | 28,720 | 28,060 | 26,080 | 24,440 | 22,150 |
Actual | 20,650 | 17,970 | 16,920 | 16,110 | 13,850 |
Tristar Planned | 11,560 | 9,830 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Actual | 6,550 | 5,470 | 5,820 | 5,510 | 4,270 |
VC-10 Planned | 6,480 | 6,480 | 4,480 | 4,480 | 670 |
Actual | 7,370 | 6,110 | 5,360 | 2,430 | 550 |
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
For 2007-08 and 2008-09 I refer the noble Lord to the previous answers given on
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