Why are maintenance errors on the increase, when all other accident causes are on the decline?
Is there any evidence of this, if so I'd like to read it.
Why so many ADD's - mainly due to lack of spares and ground time, why? Commercial pressure? If it's not flying it's not earning money, there is no need to have 000,000's of $ worth of spares lying around stores when they can be got in x days/weeks/months. It's all about commercial pressure and that's the bottom line I'm afraid.
Did you know that if you worked on an Air Jamaica a/c and you had worked more than 15 hrs that day you are liable to be fined and without sufficient rest before that days shift you will be fined.
If only more airlines/companies had more backbone to stand upto share holders/beancounters etc the better we would all be.
I am fortunate enough to work for an airline that HAS restrictions on the amount of hours I can work in a day and how much rest I must have, and will back me up when I say that I can not work iaw AWN 47.