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On 11/2/2002 12:51:19 PM mastermechanic wrote:
[Yes I am, and also when DEN got nailed with the hail storm. It seems only when disaster strikes does the company realize why they staff maintenance, otherwise we seem to be a plague to them...even when we produce the best product in the industry. Even in one of the worst aviation downturns in recent history, mechanic contracts are being signed with little fan fare. Continental just brought their mechanics $33/hr, SWA $37/hr, UPS $43/hr. And you hear nothing in the industry or in the halls of congress about any of this...why, because it is accepted scale.
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Yes, I feel UAL does have the best mechs in the business, but it's not about payscales. The problem is that while we have jets with trashed engines, we have jet engine mechanics pushing back jets instead of fixing them. If you guys want to go to a level of staffing equal to any of those airlines you mentioned, I'm sure the company would jump at it. On another subject, are you guys seeing a much higher rate of bent blades on the Guppy than the other jets? I could be wrong, but I think they're picking up ice from the taxiway.