Well, he doesnt think taxiing aircraft, servicing O2, and repairing seats is maintenance work. I guess since mechanics have been doing those jobs since Wilbur and
Orville either doesnt count, or is considered too menial.
Parking airplanes, shop O2, building seats in a shop, CMs etc deicing, pushbacks, I don’t think require AMTs.
Taxing a/c, repairing seats on the aircraft on through and overnight, replacing O2 bottle, any work done ON the airplane require A&Ps to do that work.
I think the mechs in Tulsa should be doing the phase checks rather then doing shop work. They have all the tools, experience, parts all right there. We all know at line stations you spend half your time hunting down tools or equipment to do the cards.
I’m all for being the highest paid AMTs in the industry, I don’t think it’s helpful to that bottom line if we have mechs doing non mech work and we maintain a bloated workforce who is Endangered of lay-off every-time there’s a economic downturn. We are not supporting early retirement so an old timer can sit in a shop for 8 hours hiding from his wife.
I prefer the SWA airline way. Doing mech work at the highest pay, and not being laid off so someone can hide in a shop or wingwalk a/c at the hangar.
How many times have we taken less to save jobs only to see our numbers cut in half and MCI AFW TAESL MSP CLE IDA all close.
Hopefully 86 mech will remember what my opinion is.
Example: would you pay a $70 an hour electrician to change a light bulb, or a heat and air conditioner tech $85 an hour to change an air filter
This is not the 80s or 90s with every airline doing their own everything.