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Yes there are some engineers in all sections who could'nt find their way out of a car park with a map, however the ones I have worked with in ACS do a lot of excellent work(troubleshooting, mods etc)and no I'm not a conehead! If all you did was change was change a light bulb then you wasted your time there.
The AME's who were sent to Bankstown have a snowball's chance in hell of getting out of there and back to Mascot. All the good work they have put in durring their apprenticeship is wasted, hopefully the good ones will find a better place to work the ones left will probably be the dregs and if there are any positions left in Sydney those are the ones who will get them, not the deserving ones.
The AME's who were sent to Bankstown have a snowball's chance in hell of getting out of there and back to Mascot. All the good work they have put in durring their apprenticeship is wasted, hopefully the good ones will find a better place to work the ones left will probably be the dregs and if there are any positions left in Sydney those are the ones who will get them, not the deserving ones.
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RE:and certain fixing of stuff ups from our so called centre of excellence from down south,
One of the departments down there is about to have there work contracted out to an outside company that will work on the airport in QF hangar.
One of the departments down there is about to have there work contracted out to an outside company that will work on the airport in QF hangar.
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The so called ames that put in all that good work during their apprenticeships also include 40 and 50 yr old ames that have had extensive aircraft work and in several cases that i know have all their basics and have their soe books filled out. several have even completed 744 type courses off their own backs.
These blokes haven't even been offered a spot near an a/c despite having 20 to 30 yrs experience on engines and airframes, in fact some of these guys **** all over some of the multi licenced lames, they were comfortable as ames some not wanting licences due to not wanting the increased responsibility or not feeling comfortable enough to do the study etc,language barriers etc.Another waste of talent..(not every one needs to be licenced).As for the dregs, in my experience in QF the dregs sometimes have a nasty habit of rising back to the top like scum does.
BHM our tool crib operators normally only do that to people they have no respect for, there's an orange haired avionics mullet in acs in particular that they have taken a dislike to because of his attitude.
As for the holding yard, it's not information it's a theory.
Its what I would do if I was trying to reduce the Lame numbers in stages and waiting for the opportunity to use the new work place relations laws and changing CASA regs to assist me.
How would you do it?
Especially if your task was to reduce the cost of your "Business Unit" to the bare minimum that was legally allowed.
Would you reduce your Lame numbers to the minimum?
Would you start employing new starters on an approval system?
Would you offer spots to previously experienced ames in ACS with an approval?If so where would you get them from?
These blokes haven't even been offered a spot near an a/c despite having 20 to 30 yrs experience on engines and airframes, in fact some of these guys **** all over some of the multi licenced lames, they were comfortable as ames some not wanting licences due to not wanting the increased responsibility or not feeling comfortable enough to do the study etc,language barriers etc.Another waste of talent..(not every one needs to be licenced).As for the dregs, in my experience in QF the dregs sometimes have a nasty habit of rising back to the top like scum does.
BHM our tool crib operators normally only do that to people they have no respect for, there's an orange haired avionics mullet in acs in particular that they have taken a dislike to because of his attitude.
As for the holding yard, it's not information it's a theory.
Its what I would do if I was trying to reduce the Lame numbers in stages and waiting for the opportunity to use the new work place relations laws and changing CASA regs to assist me.
How would you do it?
Especially if your task was to reduce the cost of your "Business Unit" to the bare minimum that was legally allowed.
Would you reduce your Lame numbers to the minimum?
Would you start employing new starters on an approval system?
Would you offer spots to previously experienced ames in ACS with an approval?If so where would you get them from?
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Originally Posted by Turbo 5B
BHM our tool crib operators normally only do that to people they have no respect for, there's an orange haired avionics mullet in acs in particular that they have taken a dislike to because of his attitude.
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Turbo, you are correct in saying that a lot of good ame's have been lost but this has gone on for the past 30 years. Whenever numbers needed to be reduced it was always the ame's who paid the price. Being sent to the Prop Shop, Wheel Bay, Survival the list goes on. The ALAEA is just as much to blame for their plight as the company is, if you have been to any of the pay restructure meetings you'll know what I mean, but just because you wear 1, 2 or 3 stripes on your shoulder shouldn't make you immune from redundancy. If packages come round again in 6, 12 or 18 months more people will leave, the same crap will be here, perhaps those who leave now will have been the smart ones. Next time it will probably be SIT or SDT or Base who are culled.
The cystal ball is a lot murkier than it used to be.
The cystal ball is a lot murkier than it used to be.
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From what I understand management have concerns over whether Avalon and Brisbane can handle the workloads they have been given, whilst also keeping their public promise to keep the work in Australia.
The guys that were to be posted interstate are hoped to be reassigned to these facilities to assist with the amount of work they have on.
Just a rumour but sounds about right!
The guys that were to be posted interstate are hoped to be reassigned to these facilities to assist with the amount of work they have on.
Just a rumour but sounds about right!
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Rumor floating around today suggests that all offers of VR to line guys in Melbourne (Tulla) have been withdrawn until all positions in Avalon have been filled.
This would suggest an attempt by management to force as many disaffected people from Sydney down to Avalon as possible. Maybe due to CASA suggesting to Qantas that there weren't enough LAME's at Avalon.(now fancy that!)
Sure to be dissappointing news for all the blokes at Tulla who had their eye on a golden handshake.
This would suggest an attempt by management to force as many disaffected people from Sydney down to Avalon as possible. Maybe due to CASA suggesting to Qantas that there weren't enough LAME's at Avalon.(now fancy that!)
Sure to be dissappointing news for all the blokes at Tulla who had their eye on a golden handshake.
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Peter Styles said the same thing last week. I can't recall if if it was overheard or he actually said it to someone that "No body from heavy gets a port until BNE and AVV gets filled"
Good "people" manager that one.
Good "people" manager that one.
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Anyone else heard the rumour that after the dust settles from Heavy Maintenance SYD shutdown that Forestaff is going to move into H245 and start doing Half C and A Checks. Apparently QF Management can't bear the thought of leaving H245 empty when they can lease it out to a third party and pay them to maintain their A/C. Can only assume Base Maint SYD will be next on the chopping block.
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Bungeye, there was a group from within Line 1 that were getting a business case together to do just that! Only problem is there are not enough arms and legs left to accomplish/support said checks. The farm has been sold and the horses well and truly bolted.........
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Originally Posted by The Bungeyed Bandit
Anyone else heard the rumour that after the dust settles from Heavy Maintenance SYD shutdown that Forestaff is going to move into H245 and start doing Half C and A Checks. Apparently QF Management can't bear the thought of leaving H245 empty when they can lease it out to a third party and pay them to maintain their A/C. Can only assume Base Maint SYD will be next on the chopping block.
The ALAEA assisted enormously in setting up avalon with forstaff employees....seems that that mistake is set to become even bigger than first envisaged.
Incompetent? Corrupt? Both!!