It's all about the money. The airline philosophy these days is this:
It's cheaper to occasionally pay out an insurance claim for loss of life (CRASH) as opposed to paying for getting the stuff done right the first time. FAA oversight is a crock of ####!!! Who is watching overseas??????
OK this is the kind of union rhetoric or mindless idiocy we have to deal with!
Does anyone think an airline bean counter thinks it is cheaper to have a hull lost, the loss of life and insuing lawsuits and the negative publicity a crash would incure to justify the outsourcing? No of course this is not the justification.
Please take BUS 101 and ECON 101. I think unions should try an educate their people before they indoctrinate them. But of course if they did that they wouldn't need unions now would they? 😛
Yeah I'm an idiot alright <_< That's why I left UAIR on my own accord!! This industry seems to think the likes of me are a liability, rather than an asset.
Airframe and Powerplant License.
20+ years in aircraft maintenance, Overhaul and Line (4 Different carriers).
Engine run-up and taxi on the Boeing fleets(727,37,47,57,67).
FCC General Radio-telephone Operators License.
Onboard-Avioncs Systems Technician (UAIR).
Category II/IIIa/IIIb Certified for most of my career.
FAA-AMT Diamond Award Recipient(twice).
Aircraft Lead Mechanic (UAIR)
Aircraft Quality Assurance Inspector (UAIR)
Composite Repair Technician on Boeing & Airbus.
Why the hell would an individual like me know what I am talking about??????? I've never been anywhere, seen, nor done anything........Not like I ever witnessed the aftermath of a plane crash caused by 3rd party maintenance either :angry:
I don't know what YOU do Mr. UPNAWAY, but I know you don't have any idea how it "really works" inside the airline's maintenance departments. Allow me to enlighten you.
The VP's are usually flunkies that know NOTHING about aircraft. Most don't even have common sense. I have worked under such morons for many years and have seen them come and go. They always surround themselves with yes men who compound the problem by distorting the truth of the matter. Heaven forbid if the VP hears about something unpleasant like more corrosion than originally anticipated, which will make the plane leave the check late....that's the reality inside the business.
The planning department is also over it's head when it comes time to plan checks. They just worry about meeting the deadlines....forget what really is waiting to be uncovered when the bird get's opened up!! Non-routines....why allocate any time for those?????? We don't need to test fly a plane that was in 10,000 pcs a week ago either!! What could possibly happen anyway???
The bean counters are nothing more than people trying to make a name for themselves. Outsource it!!! Brilliant!!! Mr. CEO, look what we can do for you??? Never mind they don't have the slightest idea of what is required to properly maintain an aircraft. It takes TIME and MONEY. If you don't want to pay??? Then get out of the airline business. So what do they do???? Send the work to the LOWEST BIDDER :down: Who is idiotic again??
I don't care where you went to college or how many degrees you have. If you don't have common sense and a mechanical aptitude of sorts, you need to shut up and maybe learn something from the veterans of the industry!!! And you know what you can do with those degrees too.
Why do you think aircraft go out late more often than not form inhouse maintenance?? Because the REAL aircraft mechanics....the last line of safety....will not allow the repairs to be done at 99% safety/quality. It must be 100% or the plane goes nowhere. That is the DIFFERENCE between inhouse and outsourced maintenance. Inhouse, it's our bird!!! OURS!! We care about every last thing from nose to tail. Our families and friends travel on the skill of our hands.
To 3rd party, it's just another plane that has to make schedule or the company will pay penalties. "don't look there...you might find something." That again is reality. Ask anyone worth a spit, who QUIT (key word) a 3rd party vendor and they will repeat what I have stated here, verbatim. Where do you think my knowledge of 3rd party providers comes from??? From those that were once within. What a surprise
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FAA Oversight??? Talk about a popular misconception. Go read BOEINGBOY's post. Yeah....I made that stuff up too <_< .
Knock yourselves out trying to disprove me. I have always called it like I have seen it. That is what a professional does.....and I am not shy to talk about the truth, even if it will ruffle some feathers somewhere out there.
BTW, A Union is a necessary evil. PERIOD. If employers would treat employees with respect instead of contempt, unions would all go away. But that will never happen. So get over it! Live better-Work Union.
Lastly, To all you pompous "know it all-NOT" types out there...pull your heads out of your arse every now and then. You might actually see something new
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