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On 11/29/2002 1:17:53 PM Biffeman wrote:
Bob you could not be anymore wrong, CLT and PIT will not have sufficent hangar space when the Airbus narrow bodies come due for their five year heavy "S" check. When Wolf made the decison to close ROA, INT and GSO we had numerous airplanes parked in CLT, PIT and TPA awaiting heavy maintenance because we lacked the hangar space to get the work done.
Last time I checked airplanes that are parked on the ground due to maintenance that cannot carry passengers do not generat revenue.
Bob, I suggest you might want to educate yourself on the history of this company and not post assumptions when you are not even in the business.
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Actually, we have another problem when the Airbuses come out of S check. They will be on a block C program, which requires even more hangar space. No wonder Cap'n Dave want to farm out your work. In a few years, there'll be parked airplanes all over the place....or the plan will be for us to be an Airbus only fleet by the time those block Cs are due. Or we'll just be out of business, which is probably just as likely.
I'm out the door, so I could care less. But, if I could say one thing, under no circumstances allow the company to farm out work. You start down that slippery slope by letting them do "a little" to help us through "hard times." You'll just see more and more of it go to the backwoods ya hoo hangars of 'Bama and North Florida. Hold your ground, guys. We gave a hell of a lot already, and many of us gave our jobs up. So, Dave can go elsewhere looking for concessions. Last time I checked, pilots had a lot of free time in their schedules. Maybe make them do something productive instead of fishing and so on. Work 40 hours a week like the rest of us "little people."