No Need To Fear ! Another VP Is Here !

[BigMac]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Airlines-Names-prnews-3897246603.html?x=0&.v=1

 

[Frank Szabo]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Airlines-Names-prnews-3897246603.html?x=0&.v=1

Methinks once we have not less than 15-20 VPs per aircraft, we'll begin making money again. We'll be able to fire all the mechanics and the aircraft will submit in total awe (and not break anymore).

 

[MCI transplant]

<_< -------- Look at it this way. It all adds into the cost of labor their always talking about!------ Oh, by the way, what happened to the Admiral?----- He get Court Mashaled? :blink:

 

[Interested]

<_< -------- Look at it this way. It all adds into the cost of labor their always talking about!------ Oh, by the way, what happened to the Admiral?----- He get Court Mashaled? :blink:

I believe he went to Eagle.

 

[Big Bear]

Methinks once we have not less than 15-20 VPs per aircraft, we'll begin making money again. We'll be able to fire all the mechanics and the aircraft will submit in total awe (and not break anymore).

Once again, AA doesn't promote within.

 

[Just the Facts II]

Once again, AA doesn't promote within.

From what I have seen, I prefer them to not promote from within.

This guy simply replaces the Admiral (who would have been a better fit in marketing), but he seems to come with some good credentials.

 

[MCI transplant]

I believe he went to Eagle.

<_< ------- Oh! Just demoted!----- I guess he'll be known now as the Capt.!? 🙄

 

[Deleted member 14439]

So, I read he has a 'black belt in six sigma". Now I want to know how in the world that is going to get me some working GSE at AFW, or anywhere for that matter. The beat goes on !!!

 

[Frank Szabo]

<_< -------- Look at it this way. It all adds into the cost of labor their always talking about!------ Oh, by the way, what happened to the Admiral?----- He get Court Mashaled? :blink:

Cap'n Fred made a few comments early on that didn't seem to sit well with AA/AMR management. The most memorable, I believe, was one re: fitness (machines, on base center, don't remember exactly but the commment was made) as has been done in the Navy (where the Cap'n came from) to assist in maintaining force fitness. He noted, at the time, such activity might help cut down on injuries - it's not like we swing sledge hammers all days and that relative inactivity is an aggravating factor in many injuries at American. I'm guilty of that myself.

FYI, for those who don't follow the Navy or other the other services, fitness has become a major issue. We that were in the Navy years ago all remember the CPOs whose bellies damn near dragged on the kneeknockers - according to the Navy Times and other service-related media, this is not acceptable anymore AND there is only one waiver allowed (instead of the endless waivers), then one goes home - ie, separation.

I personally believe the very thought of doing something that could possibly have a positive outcome for AA's Tulsa employees stuck tightly in (mis)management's craw and, along with other signs he might care about employees, "earned" the good Cap'n a one-way ticket to Eaglet as his management style wasn't compatible with that of the TULE maintenance base.

 

[Frank Szabo]

So, I read he has a 'black belt in six sigma". Now I want to know how in the world that is going to get me some working GSE at AFW, or anywhere for that matter. The beat goes on !!!

Six Sigma is a management system that has had great success in manufacturing but little (no pun intended) application in any facility/company whose major activity is repair and rework. The "condition" of raw material can be defined in manufacturing but nothing can be standardized in rework as a part's condition can't be known until it's hit the floor and been inspected.

AMR's been sold a bill of goods and is paying millions to supposed "management" firms for success in dealing with a small number of the parts needing rework.

As for repairing the GSE you are talking about, that's a practical application and it will probably take importing another "management" firm with their associated "specialists" and a few million dollar$ to get a common sense answer to your question.

In other words, Six Sigma, along with the other buzzwords/programs tossed around by management (in order to sound intelligent), is nothing more than an extremely orderly way to waste money having nothing to show for it in an environment for which it has no practical application.

 

[eolesen]

Wrong, Frank. If there's anything worse than aircraft MRO in terms of repair/rebuild, it's the locomotive rebuild shops for the UPRR in North Little Rock AR, and the BNSF in Topeka KS, or Alliance NE.

Both the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway have been using Six Sigma for at least ten years.