It is interesting, reading elsewhere, the future projections of growth for aviation. The number of airliners needed to meet this demand, especially in the Asia/Pacific region, has Boeing and Airbus salesman salivating.
How is it we do not have the business acumen to be ready for this wave? Are we gonna miss the boat? In Q's case, dodge the traffic on the freeway and miss the action? Winding down heavy maintenance, line maintenance, outsource component/engine maintenance and supply, reduced apprentice intakes and few training centres - our industry's future doesn't look so bright.
Despite what airline exec's and airliner salesman tell you, someone has to maintain these planes.
Hang on. Since it's just a numbers game, is it about getting a LAME for $40/hr, Cat A's for $25/hr and so on? Is the landscape here just being realigned using our Asian neighbours as the new metric?