VB cutting corners on safety?
Have learnt that VirginBlue have put out an FCON to the crews stating that engineers will not be doing a preflight on the B737 NG's effective 20th Jan.
Is this going against the international standard that requires a licenced engineer to inspect an aircraft at each major port before the next flight? The pilots are not happy with losing the experience of an engineer checking their aircraft before flight and i am sure the passengers on board would like to know the aircraft was checked/cleared by an engineer before being released for flight.
Is this being done just to save money by reducing the number of engineers at the expense of safety?