My goal is to have as many operational aircraft available as possible. Right now, we expect to have to allocate a certain number of planes to training, but it is also important to understand what is involved with simulation. As part of this new generation of aircraft, simulation will be very sophisticated, very advanced. Therefore, my goal is to reduce the number of flights in real planes and to put more focus on simulation. With that in mind, we will need to find a balance, but it is still a bit early yet. Any savings achieved through my training fleet I want to reinvest fairly between my two operational fighter squadrons, Bagotville and Cold Lake. I cannot specify the number of aircraft. We have to wait and see. There is some work to be done.
On September 15th, 2010. See this statement in context.