11 September, 2018: BAE Systems, a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company headquartered in London has secured a four-year £42 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the support of the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet of four BAe 146 jetliners operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron from RAF Northolt in West London.
The contract commenced on March 1, 2018 and runs until 2022. There are options in the contract for extensions of one or two years. If the two-year extension is taken up, the contract value will increase to £60 million.
The BAE Systems Regional Aircraft team joined with Serco, a British provider of public services with headquarters based in Hook, Hampshire to win the contract through a competitive tender process. The BAE Systems-led team will deliver a 20 percent increase in aircraft availability for a reduced operational cost.