I was connying at FLS Man before xmas and the word on the street before the shut down annoucement was that SR Technic were in talks about taking over the place. Seems to me that some geezers in the FLS bean counting office aint quite got the big picture in mind.
For instance...... East Jet got that massive order for A319,s and what better place to stick em in for A checks than Manchester. With a fleet that size it would be like a giant car wash......one in one out and EJ would only have to dead leg from down the road at John Lennon. Instead, they now have the prospect of being squeezed out by Ryanair at Dublin.
A big shed like that shouldnt be left empty for too long and I only hope some outfit with real vision will do the deed.
Lets face it, like all British Aviation, Maintenance in the UK is gonna end up another piece of history.
Coop & Bear