PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Military Aircraft (4 February 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest Royal Air Force serviceability statistics are for the (a) C-130J Hercules, (b) C-17 Globemaster, (c) A400M Atlas and (d) CH-47 Chinook.

Asked by:
Mr Mark Francois (Conservative)

The number of C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster and Atlas A400M aircraft and Chinook helicopters in the Forward and Sustainment Fleets at 1 February 2019 is given in the table below.

Type	Forward Fleet	Sustainment Fleet	Total
C-130J Hercules	12	4	16
C-17 Globemaster	7	1	8
Atlas A400M	12	8	20
Chinook	41	19	60

The Forward Fleet comprises serviceable and short term unserviceable aircraft. Typically, the short term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or other unforeseen rectification or technical inspection that can arise on a day-to-day basis. The sustainment fleet includes aircraft airframes undergoing upgrade or maintenance or being held in storage. The number of aircraft available varies day-to-day, according to normal flight management activities.

Answered by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
7 February 2019