Level 3 (Mngr Line Maint) is a late 50's Texan American who was Maintenance Mngr of US airline Southwest Airlines. He was the architect of them outsourcing their maintenance to low cost/no skill Central/South American countries where quality didn't exist but maint checks were "signed-off". After he left Southwest all their maintenance was brought back "in-house"
Was he the guy responsible for their $7.5 million FAA fine? The FAA wanted a world record $10.2 million but settled lower. It was to do with a bunch of inspections that never got done.
Guess we can see where QF are heading then......