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Buyer fails to meet Skyhawks deadline 2:45 PM Thursday Jan 6, 2011
The air force's 17 mothballed Skyhawk jet fighters look likely to end up as museum pieces or spare parts after a Christmas deadline passed with no sign of any money from the American buyer.
American company Tactical Air Services (TAS) wanted to buy the Skyhawks and 17 Aermacchi jet trainers decommissioned by the Labour Government in December 2001.
The current Government's Christmas deadline for TAS to come up with some money passed with no sign of a cheque in the mail, a spokesman for Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said.
The Government was looking at other options, including handing the Skyhawks over to museums for static display or selling them for spare parts, he said.
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