Posted on 01/21/2005 11:15:13 AM PST by null and void
Not one "Free-Trader" Freeper has responded yet.
Anybody know if this is phase type maintenance? I also wonder if America West is doing just AirBus work down there?
Regardless, I wonder how the FAA is supposed to monitor work done outside the country?
The FAA makes regular visits to the maintenence facility in Costa Rica.
Especially if we can get the work done in the quality, world-class, state-of-the-art engineering facilities in Costa Rica and El Salvador with all the high-tech engineers and technicians that those two countries have to offer? All that we have to do is send the FAA down there to inspect them, right?
BTW, George Soros now controls almost 17 million shares of JetBlue!!
Don't fly JetBlue!!
I work in the industry. You don't have to worry about too much maintenence outsourcing happening, due to 1. FAA regulations and 2. the logistics of the industry (not cost effective to outsource all maintenence out of country. A LOT MORE than labor costs are involved when maintaining a plane).
It all doesn't matter as every carrier save Southwest is losing money. We have WAY TOO MUCH capacity out there for the trunk carriers to return to profitability, no matter how much "cost cutting" they do.
BTW: I fly Continental, Southwest, and United (which may go bye-bye next year, most likely merging with another carrier). Never was impressed with Jet Blue, although Jeff Neeleman is a good guy.
Proud "Free Trader" here. Then again, I derive my living from international trade. Always have.
I only want lazy, disgruntled, greedy American union workers to fix my planes!
Why is this an issue?
Honestly, I worked for America West when we outsourced all maintenance to third parties, the unions won and got most of it back. We used to send our planes to Tramco in Seattle and to a company in Winnipeg, Candada, they did crappy work.
As for El Salvador, what you all don't realize is that one of the safest airlines out there Grupo TACA runs out of El Salvador. And, they aren't a bunch of fat assed lazy union goons down there, they do the job to the specifications necessary to fly in the US.
Of course we could all have a bunch of lazy assed union monkeys do the job at 3X the cost and at questionable quality here in the US, or, we could raise fares to reflect the increase in gas prices.....
But, no, the american public would fly a balsa wood airplane if the fare was low enough....
I hope everyone who thinks outsourcing is good for America feels safe flying those airlines.
Thank you for your reasoned response, the posters here know zero about airlines, they bitch and whine about the service, but they will troll the web for the absolute lowest price, regarless of the airline.
Then they will bitch about the service, and say "never again", till its time for the next trip.
Only reason Southwest is not losing money is that they had the clout to hedge their fuel purchases, had they not, they would be waaaaay in the red.
The ignorance of the airline reporters is amazing, its all drama and little facts.
Thanks for the insight from an industry insider.
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