It's always a worry what goes behind the scenes in A/C engineering, That's the heart of the whole aviation business!
I feel for the guys on the spanners handling the planes I fly & under such duress, it ought to be illegal!
I believe there a single answer (when you filter all the BS out of it) to why this important section of aviation has turned into a bit of a mess..................$39............yep that's the selling price of a ticket sometimes & that combined with other ridiculous ultra low fares means somethings gotta give so the pigs at the trough (management) can still get their high end $$$$'s
The Airlines are their worst own enemies, they continue to undercut each other with the only area that's flexible in the cost of running this dirty business................the employee!!
Good luck to those that find themselves seeking a decent job elsewhere
Wmk2