There were discussions that had occurred with respect to NATO flying, but it wasn't until there was, time-wise, an urgent need to move to a sole-source contract because the competition with the United States for the flying training centre had become more pressing.
Des discussions au sujet de l'entraînement en vol de l'OTAN avaient déjà eu lieu, mais lorsque la concurrence de la part des États-Unis s'est fait sentir, le ministère a senti un urgent besoin d'opter pour un contrat à un fournisseur unique.