[QUOTE=The Professor
Is there something wrong with aircraft fixed overseas or are you the only capable engineers in the world.
QF management have managed to turn QF into one of the few and most profitable airlines in the world. That is their job, nothing more.[/QUOTE]
We are not the only "capable" engineers in the world, but we are certainly a cut above the cut rate facilities that Qantas Aircraft are getting shipped off to. Qantas aircraft are kept in top condition until they are retired or sold, this is to ensure safety and it goes a long way to maintain the integrity of the "Brand". People fly Qantas because of their safety reputation and their "Australianness". Take the Australian out of Qantas engineering and what do you have....the spirit of Asian MRO's.
Qantas management have a responsibility to not destroy the image and the integrity of it's engineering division for a short term artificial gain.
Ask a local manager what his task is for this year, it will be to identify how to cut an extraordinary amount from his budget. At what point does this reach its limit and what happens when they are forced to push past this limit in the name of "profitability".
Once you let the control of your maintenance out of your grip it is very hard to get back and those that let it go will no longer be there to answer for their actions , they will be laying back with a huge sum of cash, courtesy of reaching short term profit targets.
