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Old 29th Nov 2010, 21:15
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dixi188
 
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I was there for 3 years (80-83) but unfortunatly did not feel part of the the airline team.

I was a maintenance fitter at the time and when looking for digs or a house share, the response from other employees was "Oh! you get dirty don't you"

Also even in engineering there was a "them and us" feel between the office people and the hangar. We did a big check for Air Florida and after the aircraft went out they laid on a bit of a party upstairs. We, the workers weren't invited. The AF rep went mad when he found out why we did not attend.

The hangar itself was a good place to work though and I gained a lot of experience and my maintenance licence and BAC 1-11 type rating.
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