I disagree with your last statement. With in-house maintenance the mechanics and inspectors are the oversight. We each have a vested interest in the aircraft that routinely fly our family members to and fro. They are OUR aircraft and they do not leave until we are satisfied that all has been accomplished correctly.
In the case of Mobile Aerospace, their hodge podge of employees(many unlicensed by the FAA) might never see the plane again. They are under strict time constraints to complete the job and start on another or be shown the door. Time is money to Mobile Aerospace.....don't deliver as promised and they pay for lost revenues, etc. That is where the difference comes in.
No disrespect to Lufty and Sabena. If they were getting our work, yes I would still be angry because it is our work. However, I wouldn't be so concerned about the quality or safety associated with their operations. Why? Because in Europe the culture of business in general is vastly different from the cheapest cost mentality of corperate america. Furthermore, we simply have more idiots in aviation management in the USA than they do in Europe. This theory is proved moreover with each passing day. :down: