H3DXB was talking about experience requirements for Maintenance Engineers not flt crew. The experience requirement has come down from Engineers having 10 years signing with at least 2 types EK operate to 5 years and no types, i.e 5 years signing on an aircraft EK dont fly. This has occured over last 3 years. Number of Europeans, Aussies, Kiwis, North Americans who have arrived has probably been matched by the number who have left, replaced by people with less experience from countries with less stringent licensing and training requirements. You guys see the logs and the people each day on line so you would be better judges on whether the service has improved or is worse. Frankly eng. management appear similar to Flt ops management, MEL DD's hit new heights recently and the Teddy went out the cot big time, answer, we are not working hard enough or smart enough!! I would like to offer that more aircraft, less engineers, less mechanics = more MEL DD's. Or 7 or 8 daily check aircraft per 12 hour shift at 1 1/2 hours per daily = no time to work MEL DD's/ questionable whether enough time for daily checks? This is up from 4-5 aircraft per engineer less than 2 years ago. Avionics engineers are allocated anywhere between 13 and 18 aircraft so please don't be surprised if you cant get an electrician at the last minute, it's a big airport!!
