Originally Posted by redstone
Romulus, I'm not sure how these mro's hide their costs however $35 an hour will not buy you an experienced LAME who will be able to fix your aeroplane. This may be the cost of a signature to pen off work but more likely the cost is offset by super cheap non licenced labour. That is where the savings are.
No questions there Red, but provided the work is ticked of by CASA then it complies with requirements and it's a VERY hard argument to break.
It may well be they are taking a loss simply to keep people busy and are awaiting the upturn.
Either way it spells major problems for local people and businesses. How we respond to that determines the future of the industry.