WN decision will not slow down Aeroman

[wnbubbleboy]

A U.S. airline client might have put off an important heavy maintenance deal, but Chahram Bolouri says he's not worried about his firm getting stuck with empty hangars.

As airlines struggle to cope with soaring oil prices, demand is strong for cost-saving options like the outsourcing of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work, said Bolouri of ACTS Aero Technical Support & Services Inc.

Facing internal pressures - including a $10.2 million fine from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for allegedly failing to inspect aircraft for structural cracks - Southwest Airlines Ltd. recently put off a deal to have some of its B737 aircraft serviced by ACTS's Latin American subsidiary, Aeroman.

In December 2006, Montreal-based ACTS bought 80 per cent of Aeroman, the narrowbody aircraft maintenance division of El Salvador's national carrier Grupo TACA.

Despite Southwest's decision, a new hangar with two lines now under construction at Aeroman's San Salvador facility won't stay empty for long, Bolouri said.

"The reason we built a hangar was not for one given customer. It was because of demand," Bolouri said in a recent interview.

"We haven't seen any slowdown of future clients into El Salvador. They have to reduce costs and (with Aeroman) they're not reducing quality with the cost," he said.

"I will fill both of those (lines) by the end of the year."

Part of what makes Aeroman cost-competitive is its labour costs.

While ACTS won't disclose salaries, news media reports have said an entry-level mechanic at Aeroman earns about $4,500 a year




http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...92-a36c52b8b7f5

 

[ramper_in_las]

While ACTS won't disclose salaries, news media reports have said an entry-level mechanic at Aeroman earns about $4,500 a year




http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...92-a36c52b8b7f5

Well my first thought after seeing this fact is BS. I hope we stay away from outsourcing to virtual slave labor!!! :angry: We need to keep American jobs in America!!!!

 

[wnbubbleboy]

Well my first thought after seeing this fact is BS. I hope we stay away from outsourcing to virtual slave labor!!! :angry: We need to keep American jobs in America!!!!

I think the company line is to redirect resources to what is already inplace rather than spreading it our even more. Considering the heat it's getting from the Fed's it's probably the best decision they could make right now.

With the new line of thinking of "World Economy", Ramper, you and I and a few others here on this board are the last of the last to be outsourced to China. :angry:

 

[wnbubbleboy]

In fact, the only thing unusual about Southwest is that it changed its mind after the Federal Aviation Administration last month said it would seek a $10.2-million fine against the Dallas-based carrier for safety lapses. Southwest Executive Chairman Herb Kelleher told a congressional committee this month that the decision to back out of the deal was no reflection on Aeroman. The repair firm has a solid reputation in the industry, and it wasn't involved in Southwest's failure to carry out the required safety inspections on its planes, provoking the record fine.

Aeroman, though, isn't worrying about the half-built hangar it was preparing for Southwest. On the contrary, it's rushing to finish the building. Chief Executive Ernesto Ruiz said two U.S. carriers had contacted him about grabbing Southwest's spot in El Salvador, where they can cut their maintenance bills by 30% or more.

"When [the facility] opens in August, it will be filled," said Ruiz, who declined to name the interested carriers. "Other airlines saw an opportunity."





http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fixp...,0,251843.story

 

[Baja4U]

In fact, the only thing unusual about Southwest is that it changed its mind after the Federal Aviation Administration last month said it would seek a $10.2-million fine against the Dallas-based carrier for safety lapses. Southwest Executive Chairman Herb Kelleher told a congressional committee this month that the decision to back out of the deal was no reflection on Aeroman. The repair firm has a solid reputation in the industry, and it wasn't involved in Southwest's failure to carry out the required safety inspections on its planes, provoking the record fine.

Aeroman, though, isn't worrying about the half-built hangar it was preparing for Southwest. On the contrary, it's rushing to finish the building. Chief Executive Ernesto Ruiz said two U.S. carriers had contacted him about grabbing Southwest's spot in El Salvador, where they can cut their maintenance bills by 30% or more.

"When [the facility] opens in August, it will be filled," said Ruiz, who declined to name the interested carriers. "Other airlines saw an opportunity."





http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fixp...,0,251843.story

Sound's like wnbubbleboy is looking forward to his assignment in CHINA!!!!!

 

[flyhigh]

Why do you call it slave labor? Not everyone lives at the same pay we in America do...nor are the highest. $4,500 is probably a lot of money there...

 

[Baja4U]

Why do you call it slave labor? Not everyone lives at the same pay we in America do...nor are the highest. $4,500 is probably a lot of money there...

GET A GRIP DUDE!!!!!! THEY might hire you for chump change????? Let me guess........ YOU'RE voting for mcain....... MORE OF THE SAME!!!!!!!!!! :down: :down: :angry:

 

[ramper_in_las]

Why do you call it slave labor? Not everyone lives at the same pay we in America do...nor are the highest. $4,500 is probably a lot of money there...

C'mon man lets be honest here. We all know whats up here. At the risk of not being politically correct, Third world nations south of the border do not treat there citizens with much dignity. We all know they live well below the poverty level. While were being honest its the biggest reason why we have a huge immigration problem here in the states. So yes when American corporations give away American jobs by outsourcing to companies that are paying people nominal wages that keep them below the poverty level. Its then called slave labor and its completely wrong on so many levels.

I agree with you that all countries don't live like us in the states. BUT if the corporations keep giving away our jobs, America will be in the same boat as the other countries.

 

[KCFlyer]

BUT if the corporations keep giving away our jobs, America will be in the same boat as the other countries.

Unfortunately, we won't see that until the day the "red staters", who usually vote against their own best interests, cannot get a job.

 

[USAir757]

Everyone knows the problems like the palms of their hands. Yet, solutions are as rare as an eskimo on the beach. And for those of you who think that electing a democrat is the answer to all our problems (KC, baja4u, ahem), you need only look back to when these outsourcing problems started. This isn't a partisan issue.... no democrat or republican can fix it.

 

[KCFlyer]

Everyone knows the problems like the palms of their hands. Yet, solutions are as rare as an eskimo on the beach. And for those of you who think that electing a democrat is the answer to all our problems (KC, baja4u, ahem), you need only look back to when these outsourcing problems started. This isn't a partisan issue.... no democrat or republican can fix it.

Where'd I say electing a democrat would fix it? It's not the government - it's corporations devotion to wall street over the employee. The only thing a democrat might do is eliminate any tax breaks for companies that offshore jobs.

 

[Baja4U]

Everyone knows the problems like the palms of their hands. Yet, solutions are as rare as an eskimo on the beach. And for those of you who think that electing a democrat is the answer to all our problems (KC, baja4u, ahem), you need only look back to when these outsourcing problems started. This isn't a partisan issue.... no democrat or republican can fix it.

USAir757, No one said a DEM would be the fix to all of our problems, maybe a little more labor friendly though!! Just where are you going to spend ALL of your stimulus check????

 

[WNjetdoc]

Where'd I say electing a democrat would fix it? It's not the government - it's corporations devotion to wall street over the employee. The only thing a democrat might do is eliminate any tax breaks for companies that offshore jobs.

You sir are 100% spot on. Corporate America runs this country, and we know what bad word that is, lol. We need to have some industries re-regulated like they used to be, ie: banking, energy, to name two.

Free Market: Privatize profits, socialize losses.

 

[WNjetdoc]

USAir757, No one said a DEM would be the fix to all of our problems, maybe a little more labor friendly though!! Just where are you going to spend ALL of your stimulus check????

Hehehe,

 

[E-TRONS]

"We haven't seen any slowdown of future clients into El Salvador. They have to reduce costs and (with Aeroman) they're not reducing quality with the cost," he said. While ACTS won't disclose salaries, news media reports have said an entry-level mechanic at Aeroman earns about $4,500 a year[/i]


The above quote basically sums up the issue with outsourcing to S. America. I don't care how you spin it. You have a few Licensed (suckers) that sign off all the work that is done by God knows who? How can the oversee every task that they are signing for simultaneously? News flash....they CAN'T.
All Boeing Maintenance Manuals are written in English, not Spanish, Latino, or whatever. Anyone that tells you quality is not sacrificed with cheap labor is a big fat LIAR! Period. All the airlines want to do is run down the wages of the skilled and experienced mechanics :down: .
I witnessed this head in the sand mentality during my 17+ year career in maintenance with U-S Airways. It was one of the reasons I left the industry. I wanted no part in the eventual outcome of this trend of going to the lowest bidder. If you think low cost maintenance is proportional to the level of quality, then you need to have your head examined <_<

Keep it in America