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Totally disgusting!! How is this allowed by the same FAA that crawled up our #$^ about wiring being an inch off? GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK.
And on another semi related note, spotted this article and thought it would somewhat lend crediblity to Bobs assertion of the pool of skilled workers is evaporating.
I've maintained for some time, in a few short years(give or take), IMO the carriers are going to be HURTING for qualified(key word) mechanics to work on thse planes.
Article snip:
"A generational replacement cycle is taking hold as companies such as General Electric Co., Norfolk Southern Corp., Boeing Co., American Electric Power Co. Inc. and Dominion Resources Inc. all try to hire skilled younger staff to prepare for a wave of retiring workers... Companies such as Chicago-based Boeing, where the average age is in the high 40s, according to senior vice president Rick Stephens, are trying to change that... The worlds second-largest aircraft maker will hire 1,500 to 2,500 engineers this year, some right out of college, and is boosting its intern program to 1,100 from 900 in 2009. Around 2 percent of Boeings 164,495 workers retire each year, and that number is likely to increase, Stephens said"
great AA is hiring A&P Mechanics, not to hire more workers, but to replace us.Its starting but the window may be short.
http://www.cygnusinteractive.com/artsheet/v2/2011/1494922/
I know that none of my kids have any interest in Aviation. Too many trips back and forth to the airport hoping to get out on standby and a father that had to work two jobs to get by.
Its starting but the window may be short.
http://www.cygnusinteractive.com/artsheet/v2/2011/1494922/
I know that none of my kids have any interest in Aviation. Too many trips back and forth to the airport hoping to get out on standby and a father that had to work two jobs to get by.
The buyer, Relativity Capital aquires healthy and distressed businesses. Wonder which category Evergreen fell into? I'll bet Joyce Johnson and Brian Lee, both of Relativity who sit on the BOD of Evergreen would know.On a related note.... the massive Evergreen overhaul and storage facility in Marana was sold yesterday to a private equity firm from Virginia.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/awx/2011/06/01/awx_06_01_2011_p0-329959.xml
Why buy an overhaul base if all the work is going overseas?... Do these guys know something that Bob doesn't?
On a related note.... the massive Evergreen overhaul and storage facility in Marana was sold yesterday to a private equity firm from Virginia.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/awx/2011/06/01/awx_06_01_2011_p0-329959.xml
Why buy an overhaul base if all the work is going overseas?... Do these guys know something that Bob doesn't?
Sorry, it just takes a lot more to impress a guy that works at a base with enough hangar space to accommodate 25-30 docks, space under roof to house every imaginable support shop from avionics components to engines and parts warehousing, not to mention off base wiring and composite centers. If there ever was an airport in an area with a relatively low cost of living, centrally located in the U.S., with plenty of room for expansion, I think it would be Tulsa. (This message was not, but could have been provided by the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.)I used to live just down the road from there. They've got one wide body hangar which does 747 MBVs, and two or three narrow body hangars. And unlike most airports, they certainly have more room for building hangars if they chose to.
The problem with TUL is the fact it is in Oklahoma... Tornados, hail, ice storms...