The engineering argument is simple to settle. Will engineers be allowed to run engineers, aircraft, AMO, planning etc with a set budget OR WILL THEY HAVE TO ANSWER TO AND/OR BEG BEAN COUNTERS, SPENT HALVE THEIR DAY JUSTIFYING THEIR EXISTANCE WITH TIMESHEETS iNSTEAD OF GETTING SPARES AND JUST WORKING
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I have seen too many times happy engineering companies with the best serviceability and safety records being taken over by management which means the bean counters and within a month you have negativity, low serviceability etc. Also i have seen companies introducing say a pilot or non engineering type for Quality and Safety management-only engineers understand engineering and should be judging each other and introduce ongoing improovements-they see things differently and thus need different solutions. Imagine us as pilots and/or engineers trying to tell a heart surgeon how to do his next operation and iaw what?