Military Aircraft
(asked on 5th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been completed on VIP-configured RAF aircraft in each year since 2019.
Annual flying hours by aircraft type for the RAF’s Command Support Aircraft Transport fleet, together with VIP Voyager ZZ336 are given in the table below. They are rounded to the nearest 10.
Financial Year | BAE 146 | Envoy | A109SP | Voyager ZZ336 (3) |
2019-20 | 370 | N/A | 230 | 70 |
2020-21 | 940 | N/A | 200 | 10 |
2021-22 | 1080 | N/A | 280 | 80 |
2022-23 | N/A | 700(1) | 360 | 20 |
2023-24(2) | N/A | 1120 | 400 | 110 |
(1) From June 2022
(2) To 5 March 2024 only.
(3) VIP flights only
Envoy replaced the BAE 146 which went out of service at the end of Financial Year 2021-22. Of the RAF’s fleet of Voyager aircraft, only ZZ336 has been configured for the VIP role. When not being used for VIP transport, ZZ336 undertakes routine air-to-air refuelling tasks.