Airbus C-295 to replace Casa C-235

Correlation does not equal causation …. You must be a FF supporter…

if a CASA 295 M it will be the “military” variant of the aircraft? Re Baldonnel they will need to start investing in the facilities there, there is some land there that can be developed

Operable? Maybe.

Operating? Absolutely not.

We have scarcely enough crew for 2, let alone 5.

The 235s will be put out of use as soon as their respective replacements in the MPA role arrive.

If the M version Transporter is coming, it still won't be for a while and crewing will have to be addressed pending its arrival.

I agree, the big issue across all arms of the DF is IMO the ability to have the necessary resources to crew aircraft / planes etc and to maintain them … the recruitment targets of 3k net additional is pie in the sky unfortunately… moving to fighter aircraft needs to be seen in that context, we are a relatively low tech airforce using mainly civilian level equipment, with pretty much the similar engine across most aircraft. While not impossible, a move to jets is a serious level change … a long way off

Who said the functions of Cathal Brugha Barracks were being moved to Casement Aerodrome?

Its an if But long term Cathal Brugha will be going 100%

Over the Last year would Flight & Ground Crews of being undertaking training programmes with Airbus ahead of the new 295s deliverys?

Contract awarded.

https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:113423-2023:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0

Hopefully with the PC-12s now well embedded in the Utility/ISR role and the two brand new MPAs due shortly, the 295W will be able to be utilised in a pattern more suited to its profile and that will give it a long service life.

The media never cover the Tender award, only the decision. And in this case, it was even less noteworthy than usual, because the decision only involved the extension of a prior award.

And if they are, its only in respect of dog whistle stuff like migrant accommodation.

West coast maritime surveillance should in a rational world is already, and should become even more important for us in the years ahead … obviously the current fisheries, drugs, coast guard activity piece, but if all the big talk about off shore wind and sub sea cables and their strategic impact for the EU etc comes to pass, a lot more time will or should be patrolling those assets … pulling what is already a limited number of aircraft off to do other (albeit important) taskings in terms of transport etc elsewhere is a load of cod … we either do the thing right and put the resources into it or just do as we have done for ever -hope we get lucky and the Brits out of their own national keep an eye on ours … so I agree buy two, even a decent second hand craft could be picked up for handy money.

Well its a good job the 295s are not to far away

I would say who ever took the photos that are floating around online will be looking for a new job shortly

At least with a fleet of four PC-12s, disruption to operations should not be too significant. The IT's use of the term "crash" is inappropriate in an aviation context, IMO.