"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
You think this only applies to Aeroman?? We have chop shops right here in the USA...Go down to MAE in Mobile ALA...They have an abondance of employees from every corner of the globe..I have heard fromer lead mechanics from there who were the only ones on the crew who had an A@P and the rest of his crew could not speak english..MAE contracts people to recruit imports from other countries who have to pay their way to work here and are vitrtual slaves to the people who brought them here.. We don't have to go to central america we can go right her to the gulf coast of Alabama to find exploitation.
