I knew the guy, who was responsible for outsourcing SYD. This decision was done without him. He had to lay off 14 really good chaps. As he got told to continue, he resigned, as he couldn't . As he left, the next one had to close his own station. So far to the "I can do it for 15% cheaper" rule.
England ? U R the next, as this guy interfered , he got investigated, as it was not his area.
EK, is a shiny company and there are good engineers, but you will never have safety. All people , which are pro employees will be sooner or later fail.
I know we will face a crisis in LAE's, in Safety, in Reliability of our loved Aircrafts, but I also know, that every manager, who starts to outsource failed his job.
just my 2 cents
