Public Accounts committee  I know you read in the press a lot about people who don't typically understand that fatigue on an airplane actually matters. It's probably one of the biggest driving points for how long this airplane is going to be able to fly. Could you comment on how Canada and Australia have

Public Accounts committee  Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Fuhr. Mr. Finn, I just want to go back to a comment you made that you were going to start a new centre of excellence here in Ottawa.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Christopherson. Mr. Fuhr.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Chair. Just to circle back on the recruitment training aspect. Is the two-tier system being considered at all? I know that in the U.S., pilots are up or out—you get promoted, or you're out. In the British system, you can either be a career pilot, or you can be a pilot

Public Accounts committee  That's an excellent idea. Some of the best pilots I flew with in the military went through the OCTP program. With regard to the airplanes we're looking at getting, I saw a couple of numbers. We talked about 18. I saw for a brief time it was 18 and seven—seven for parts. I know p

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for that. Are there any considerations when you get that bucket of things you'll be looking at as to what would be ported onto the new airframe when we get our new airframe? For example, if we had a new air-to-air missile, for example, we could move that over, but if w

Public Accounts committee  I'll have to leave it there. I don't have time. I'd get a question and then I'd get shut down. Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Fuhr. General Meinzinger.

Public Accounts committee  However, I will give Mr. Fuhr some time. Welcome to our committee, sir.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Chair. It's nice to see everyone. I'm usually not sitting on this side, but it's nice to be here. I wanted to pick up on something that was mentioned earlier. Just before I do that, when I read that Auditor General's report, I thought it was a good report and I thou

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 13th report of the Standing Committee on National Defence in relation to Bill C-77, an act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts. The committee h

Transport committee  Right. Do you agree with the assessment, building on Mr. Fuhr's comments earlier.... Would it be helpful to make it easier for military instructors to be given some credit in the civilian aviation world for their military instruction experience?

Transport committee  Can you quickly explain the importance of those class 1 and class 2 flight instructors to your operation and the production of pilots?

Transport committee  Based on what you said, and my knowledge of the operation, you absolutely require class 1 and class 2 instructors.