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Starting a joint MRO in Malaysia, KL, to handle overflow work and customers.
Don't fall for this crap. They have lied before and are lying again.
I am not a LAME, but can I have one of those badges?
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dont you remember a different alaea told us not one job would be lost in sydney because of avalon, and that we should support it because it kept jobs in australia, I give avalon 3 years
MoU with MEA
Regarding the Memorandum of Understanding about this MRO joint venture with MAE, can anyone tell me what a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ is? Is it a binding contract or is it just a bit of formal way of saying ‘we agree to talk about doing a deal’. Has any due diligence been done? How far along are discussions? Will it really happen? And finally does anyone anticipate this announcement having any effect whatsoever on the EBA negotiation / Protected Industrial Action Ballot outcome?
Joint Venture
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Remember the lying scum told us that Avalon was being set up as an overflow facility and would not replace Sydney?
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I can't believe the pelicans that are openly admitting that they haven't voted or aren't going to vote.
Come the revolution they should be the first put up against the wall and shot!
Or at least unclassified as AMEs.
Sorry that would be an insult to AMEs.
Come the revolution they should be the first put up against the wall and shot!
Or at least unclassified as AMEs.
Sorry that would be an insult to AMEs.
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I can't believe the pelicans that are openly admitting that they haven't voted or aren't going to vote
to vote no and return your vote means that it will get up
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Don't be Weak
How convenient, just as the Association applies for Protected Industrial Action, Qantas announces a MOU with Malaysian for Heavy Maintenance. More veiled threats from the Company, I think this just goes to show how badly they f**ked up when they closed Sydney Heavy! Well bring it on boys, lets show these buffoons that they can't push us around forever and that the time has come to shore up our EBA Conditions and to distribute a share of those record profits. Can't wait to see their response when half of their fleet is grounded for 4HRS during the busiest period of the year....like to see JHAS get 'em out of that one!!! Enough is enough, don't be weak, stick together and stick it up them like the Perth boys did when they tried to screw with their roster. Remember what Bruce D said "The Company are s**t scared of the pilots and engineers because they can ground the aircraft!".
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One problem is LAME's don't have a big record of being militant. What is plan B if we don't get 50% of 50%?
I think I will surrender my membership if that happens. No point if less than 50% don't want collective protected action, why belong to a union? That is what unionism is based on.
I think I will surrender my membership if that happens. No point if less than 50% don't want collective protected action, why belong to a union? That is what unionism is based on.
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Plan B
The good will leave at an accelerated rate, the crap will stay as they have no choice. End sum QF will be on a crash spiral. The QF premium ticket price will be lost when the traveling public find there is absolutely nothing that distinguishes them from most other carriers.
Keep the engineers maintain the premium, dispose of the engineers and lose it, net sum to the company a possible quick short term gain for Geoff and co if we bend over but a long term problem with ticket premium when all is revealed.
So why would I help Geoff and co to another huge paycheck!
Keep the engineers maintain the premium, dispose of the engineers and lose it, net sum to the company a possible quick short term gain for Geoff and co if we bend over but a long term problem with ticket premium when all is revealed.
So why would I help Geoff and co to another huge paycheck!
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American recalls maintenance employees
By Lori Ranson
American Airlines says it plans to recall or hire 200-250 maintenance employees to meet staffing needs in 2008 for an anticipated increase in workloads.
The latest recall follows plans American announced late last week to recall 247 flight attendants to meet projected attrition and staffing levels for next year as well.
The expansion of American’s maintenance workforce is set to start this month, and continue through the first quarter of next year. Staffing levels at line maintenance facilities and at the carrier’s three main overhaul bases in Tulsa, Okla., Fort Worth Texas and Kansas City, Mo will increase.
“While this will be an ongoing process for the next few months, we are very pleased to welcome more people returning to work or starting a career with American,” says carrier senior VP of maintenance and engineering Carmine Romano.
American predicts rising workloads in several different areas including landing gear overhaul on its Boeing 777s/737s, and landing gear overhauls on American Eagle’s Embraer ERJ fleet. The carrier also plans to start heavy checks on General Electric CFM56-7 engines that power its 737-800s. The carrier’s maintenance division is also handling the installation of new lie-flat seats and enhanced inflight entertainment in business class on 767-300s, and first and business class on 777-200s.
Recently American CFO Thomas Horton noted that the carrier’s maintenance, repair and overhaul operation (MRO) was under consideration for divestiture. In addition to handling American’s maintenance, the carrier’s MRO arm also has third-party customers including Allegiant Air. American performs C checks and certain component and landing gear overhauls on Allegiant’s MD-80s.
Earlier this year American’s parent company AMR Corporation said it would invest up to $100 million to grow its third-party maintenance business.
The carrier is currently engaged in labor negotiations with mechanics represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU). Previously, American management and the TWU set of goal of generating $175 million in third-party maintenance revenue by the end of 2007.
Now there's an idea! Grow the business! Earn money by working on other peoples aeroplanes. No, Qe management have obviously seen this for the waste of time it truly is. The better way to more strategically position your business is to opt out of contracts, retrench most of your work force and sit around navel gazeing blaming each other for the abject failure you have created through lack of vision, disengaging your employees and over use of old style management practice that went out the door last century.
I am so glad we are in such safe hands
When this is all over it is not the engineers who will be spoken of with contemptuous voices dripping with venom, the lack of leadership and true vision by all from Cox right down the greasy pole will be weighed measured and found wanting.
Rant over.
By Lori Ranson
American Airlines says it plans to recall or hire 200-250 maintenance employees to meet staffing needs in 2008 for an anticipated increase in workloads.
The latest recall follows plans American announced late last week to recall 247 flight attendants to meet projected attrition and staffing levels for next year as well.
The expansion of American’s maintenance workforce is set to start this month, and continue through the first quarter of next year. Staffing levels at line maintenance facilities and at the carrier’s three main overhaul bases in Tulsa, Okla., Fort Worth Texas and Kansas City, Mo will increase.
“While this will be an ongoing process for the next few months, we are very pleased to welcome more people returning to work or starting a career with American,” says carrier senior VP of maintenance and engineering Carmine Romano.
American predicts rising workloads in several different areas including landing gear overhaul on its Boeing 777s/737s, and landing gear overhauls on American Eagle’s Embraer ERJ fleet. The carrier also plans to start heavy checks on General Electric CFM56-7 engines that power its 737-800s. The carrier’s maintenance division is also handling the installation of new lie-flat seats and enhanced inflight entertainment in business class on 767-300s, and first and business class on 777-200s.
Recently American CFO Thomas Horton noted that the carrier’s maintenance, repair and overhaul operation (MRO) was under consideration for divestiture. In addition to handling American’s maintenance, the carrier’s MRO arm also has third-party customers including Allegiant Air. American performs C checks and certain component and landing gear overhauls on Allegiant’s MD-80s.
Earlier this year American’s parent company AMR Corporation said it would invest up to $100 million to grow its third-party maintenance business.
The carrier is currently engaged in labor negotiations with mechanics represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU). Previously, American management and the TWU set of goal of generating $175 million in third-party maintenance revenue by the end of 2007.
Now there's an idea! Grow the business! Earn money by working on other peoples aeroplanes. No, Qe management have obviously seen this for the waste of time it truly is. The better way to more strategically position your business is to opt out of contracts, retrench most of your work force and sit around navel gazeing blaming each other for the abject failure you have created through lack of vision, disengaging your employees and over use of old style management practice that went out the door last century.
I am so glad we are in such safe hands
When this is all over it is not the engineers who will be spoken of with contemptuous voices dripping with venom, the lack of leadership and true vision by all from Cox right down the greasy pole will be weighed measured and found wanting.
Rant over.
